How is crypto income taxed?

kevin1

Many jurisdictions treat earned crypto as ordinary income.
This applies to:

Mining rewards

Staking yields

Airdrops

Freelance or salary payments in crypto

Income tax is usually based on the fair market value of the tokens at the time you receive them.

Nahid Hossen

Crypto income—like staking, mining, or airdrops—is often treated as regular income.

Abdul Khan

Early hype cooling off—market entering a more realistic phase.

Jan Emil Christiansen

Salary OK
Rest I will say not fair.