The Internal Revenue Service treats cryptocurrency as property, so there may be capital gain implications to many transactions. The Internal Revenue Service treats cryptocurrency as property, so there may be capital gain implications to many transactions. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple (XRP), Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, Dash, Tron — these are just a few of the digital assets, or cryptocurrencies, available today and the ones noted most in the news.

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