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is buying and selling bitcoin (and other cryptocurrency) legal for a student on f-1 visa doing opt in usa?
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given your clarification that you re only intending to use cryptocurrency as a capital asset & a long term investment vehicle, and not as a business day trading or trading for others, i would say this definitely is not illegal. the tax man says cryptocurrency is property. the irs made this clear in notice 2014-21.  as long as you report it every time you do transfer it and an income loss/gain is triggered, i see nothing wrong here.
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