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Wash sale

Rules that disallow loss claims when you repurchase a “substantially identical” asset within a window — crypto treatment is jurisdiction-specific.

Wash sale — crypto tax glossary (EN)

Wash-sale rules (notably in US securities tax) prevent claiming a loss if you repurchase a substantially identical asset around the sale date.

Whether and how wash-sale rules apply to crypto differs by country and can change. Do not assume equities wash-sale logic automatically maps to tokens.

Educational definition — not tax advice. Rules vary by country.

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