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Profit = Current Value - Cost Basis. Current Value = Amount × Current Price. Cost Basis = total amount paid (including fees). % Return = (Profit / Cost Basis) × 100. Example: bought 0.5 BTC for $20,000, now worth $25,000: Profit = $5,000, Return = 25%.

Break-even price = Total cost paid / Number of coins. If you paid $20,000 for 0.5 BTC: break-even = $20,000 / 0.5 = $40,000 per BTC. The price must exceed $40,000 for you to be in profit. This is also called your average cost basis per coin.

IRS treats crypto as property. Short-term gains (held <1 year): taxed as ordinary income (10-37%). Long-term gains (held >1 year): taxed at 0%, 15%, or 20% depending on income. Each sale, trade, or crypto-to-crypto exchange is a taxable event. You must report gains/losses on Form 8949. Keep detailed records of all transactions.

DCA means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals (e.g., $100 every week in Bitcoin) regardless of price. This reduces the impact of volatility — you buy more when prices are low and less when high. DCA lowers your average cost basis over time and removes the need to time the market perfectly.

Market cap = Total coins in circulation × Current price. It represents the total value of a cryptocurrency. Bitcoin market cap: ~$800B-$1T at peak. Used to rank cryptocurrencies by size. Large cap (>$10B) are generally less volatile. Small cap (<$1B) are riskier but potentially higher reward.