DeFi yield farming tax treatment and I'm losing my mind

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Hypothetical question

Has anyone dealt with something like this? I'm not sure what my options are.

DeFi yield farming tax treatment. I've been dealing with this for about 14 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

I have already done some research online but did not get a clear answer.

Should I hire a lawyer for this or try to handle it myself?

Illustrative response

Yeah i went through almost the exact same thing.

The trap most people fall into is filing with the appropriate government agency. I'd recommend gathering evidence first instead.

Illustrative response

DeFi protocol hacks are unfortunately in a legal gray area. If the protocol has a bug bounty program and the hacker returns funds, some projects have declined to pursue legal action. But "code is law" isn't actually a legal defense.