Average Cost Basis vs Tax-Loss Harvesting

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Average Cost Basis
intermediate
fundamentals

The average purchase price of an asset across multiple transactions, calculated by dividing total investment cost by total units owned, used for determining capital gains and tax liability.

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Tax-Loss Harvesting
intermediate
strategy

A tax strategy where investors deliberately sell cryptocurrency at a loss to realise capital losses that offset capital gains, reducing overall tax liability for the year.

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