CryptoBridge Taxes: How to Import Your Historical DEX Data & Generate Your Tax Report
CryptoBridge was a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the BitShares blockchain that shut down in December 2019. But closing does not erase your tax obligations — every trade you made on the platform remains a taxable event. CoinTracking accepts your CryptoBridge CSV export, calculates gains and losses across your full trading history, and generates a tax report ready for your accountant or tax authority.
How to Import Your CryptoBridge Transactions into CoinTracking
Watch how to upload your CryptoBridge CSV export into CoinTracking and generate your complete crypto tax report — even for historical data from a closed DEX.
Start Your Free CryptoBridge Import- Every crypto trade, swap, and disposal on CryptoBridge is a taxable event in most jurisdictions. Capital gains tax and income tax may both apply — regardless of whether the exchange is still operating.
- CoinTracking imports CryptoBridge transactions via CSV export (manual upload). Upload your CryptoBridge trade history CSV to import your full historical DEX trading data.
- Transferring crypto between your own wallets or accounts is not a taxable event. Buying and holding crypto is not taxable until disposal.
- CryptoBridge shut down in December 2019. You can still import historical data via CSV. Your tax obligations for trades made on CryptoBridge remain in effect — all gains, losses, and income must be declared for the relevant tax years. CoinTracking supports CSV import for historical CryptoBridge data.
CryptoBridge and Your Crypto Tax Obligations
CryptoBridge was a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the BitShares blockchain, allowing users to trade a range of digital assets in a non-custodial environment. The exchange shut down in December 2019, but the tax obligations arising from trades executed on the platform remain fully in force for all affected tax years.
As a decentralized exchange operating outside the EU, CryptoBridge was not subject to EU DAC8 reporting requirements. However, because CryptoBridge operated on the public BitShares blockchain, transaction records are permanently available on-chain. You remain personally responsible for declaring all taxable events from your CryptoBridge trading history.
CoinTracking supports CryptoBridge via CSV import:
- CryptoBridge CSV: upload your trade history export for a full import of all your trades, deposits, and withdrawals
- All spot trades, disposals, and deposit/withdrawal history are supported
- Historical data from closed exchanges and DEXes is fully compatible with CoinTracking\'s tax engine
- Generate back-tax reports for prior years if you have not yet declared your CryptoBridge activity
Crypto Tax Basics: What CryptoBridge Users Need to Know
CryptoBridge served traders worldwide as a decentralized platform. The core tax principles below apply broadly — but always verify the specifics with your local tax authority or a qualified tax advisor.
Every disposal is a taxable event
In most countries, selling, swapping, or otherwise disposing of cryptocurrency triggers capital gains tax. The gain or loss equals the difference between your proceeds and your cost basis (what you originally paid, including fees). This applies to each individual trade made on CryptoBridge — even historical ones from previous tax years.
Obligations survive exchange closure
The shutdown of CryptoBridge in December 2019 does not eliminate your tax obligations for trades made while the exchange was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions can assess back-taxes for unreported gains, often going back several years. If you have not yet declared your CryptoBridge trading history, you should file retroactively using your historical CSV data. CoinTracking can generate tax reports for any prior year from your imported data.
Record-keeping with CSV exports
Since CryptoBridge is no longer operational, your CSV export file is the primary record of your trading history. Every trade is documented with the date, asset, quantity, cost basis, proceeds, and fees. Importing this data into CoinTracking converts it into a structured tax report with a full audit trail, formatted for your jurisdiction. As CryptoBridge was a DEX, some transactions may also be verifiable directly on the BitShares blockchain.
CryptoBridge Taxes by Country
CryptoBridge served traders worldwide. Crypto tax rules differ by market — below are the key rates, deadlines and filing rules for the countries where CoinTracking users most commonly report their CryptoBridge history.
United States
- Short-term gains: Taxed as ordinary income (10–37%) if held under 1 year
- Long-term gains: 0%, 15%, or 20% if held longer than 1 year
- Cost basis: FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, or specific identification — choose per asset
- Reporting: IRS Form 8949 and Schedule D
- Authority: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Germany
- Disposal tax: Personal income tax rate (up to 45%); gains are tax-free if held longer than 1 year (Haltefrist)
- Annual exemption: Gains up to €1,000/year are tax-free
- Business income: If trading is a business activity, profits are taxed as Gewerbeeinkünfte (trade income)
- Cost basis: FIFO per wallet
- Authority: Finanzamt
- Forms: Anlage SO, Anlage KAP
United Kingdom
- Capital Gains Tax: 18% (basic rate) or 24% (higher rate) from October 2024
- Annual exempt amount: £3,000 (2024/25 onward)
- Trading income: If HMRC classifies activity as a trade, profits are subject to Income Tax at marginal rates
- Cost basis: Section 104 pool (HMRC rules)
- Authority: HMRC
- Forms: Self Assessment SA100, SA108
Austria
- 27.5% capital gains tax: Since March 2022, crypto is taxed like shares — a flat 27.5% KESt applies to gains.
- Old coins grandfathered: Crypto acquired before 28 February 2021 is tax-free on disposal.
- Business income: Professional trading activity may be taxed as business income at progressive rates.
- Authority: Finanzamt Austria. Report via Einkommensteuererklärung (E1 / E1kv).
Switzerland
- Capital gains: Generally tax-free for private investors; professional traders are taxed as self-employed income
- Wealth tax: Crypto holdings subject to wealth tax at cantonal rates based on year-end market value
- Business trading: High-frequency or leveraged trading may be classified as professional activity and taxed accordingly
- Authority: Cantonal tax authority (varies by canton)
Spain
- Savings income (IRPF): 19% up to €6,000; 21% up to €50,000; 23% up to €200,000; 27% up to €300,000; 28% above
- Foreign crypto disclosure: Modelo 721 required if portfolio exceeds €50,000 abroad
- Business activity: Classified as rendimientos de actividades económicas if trading is a professional activity
- Authority: Agencia Tributaria (AEAT)
- Forms: Modelo 100 (IRPF), Modelo 721
Poland
- Flat rate: 19% on all crypto gains (no holding period exemption)
- Loss carryforward: Up to 5 years
- Business income: Professional crypto trading may be taxed under business income rules
- Cost basis: FIFO
- Authority: Urząd Skarbowy
- Form: PIT-38
Italy
- Flat rate: 26% on gains exceeding €2,000/year (from 2023)
- Foreign holdings disclosure: Quadro RW required if portfolio exceeds €15,000
- Business income: Corporate and professional traders taxed under IRES/IRPEF rules
- Authority: Agenzia delle Entrate
- Forms: Quadro RT (gains), Quadro RW (foreign holdings)
France
- Flat 30% tax (PFU): Gains from crypto disposals are subject to the prélèvement forfaitaire unique (PFU) — 12.8% income tax + 17.2% social charges.
- No exemption for holding period: Unlike Germany, there is no tax-free threshold after 1 year.
- Professional traders: High-frequency trading may be classified as BNC (non-commercial income) at progressive rates.
- Authority: Direction générale des Finances publiques (DGFiP). Declare via Formulaire 2086.
Tax rules change frequently. This overview is for general information only and does not constitute tax advice. Consult a qualified advisor for your specific situation.
Are CryptoBridge Transactions Taxable?
In most jurisdictions, crypto is treated as an asset: disposing of it triggers capital gains tax. These rules apply to your historical CryptoBridge trading data — even after the DEX has shut down. Use this as a starting reference — exact rules vary by country.
Taxable Events
- Selling crypto for fiat (USD, EUR, etc.)
- Swapping or trading crypto for crypto on the DEX
- Using crypto to pay for goods or services
- Referral rewards and trading bonuses received
Not Taxable
- Buying and holding crypto
- Transferring crypto between your own accounts
- Depositing funds to CryptoBridge
- Receiving crypto as a personal gift
Tax treatment varies by country. CoinTracking applies the rules for your selected jurisdiction automatically.
How to Calculate Your CryptoBridge Taxes
Even if CryptoBridge shut down in 2019, you still need to account for every trade you made on the platform. Calculating cost basis, holding periods, and gains for each individual DEX transaction — potentially spanning multiple years — is impractical without automation.
CoinTracking imports your complete CryptoBridge trade history via CSV, applies your chosen cost-basis method (FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and others), calculates gains and losses for every disposal, and produces a jurisdiction-specific tax report. Historical data from prior tax years is fully supported — you can generate back-tax reports for any year covered by your CryptoBridge CSV file.
The result is a tax report — PDF or Excel — that your accountant or tax authority will accept, with a full audit trail for every transaction.
How to Import CryptoBridge into CoinTracking
Three steps to upload your CryptoBridge CSV and generate your tax report.
- 1
Log into CoinTracking and open Imports
After logging in, click the Import icon in the left navigation. This is where you connect all your exchanges, wallets and blockchains.
- 2
Search for CryptoBridge in the import list
Type "CryptoBridge" in the search field. CoinTracking will show the CryptoBridge import option — select it to proceed with your CSV upload.
- 3
Upload your CryptoBridge CSV file
Upload your CryptoBridge trade history CSV export. CoinTracking will import all your historical DEX trades, deposits, and withdrawals automatically and calculate your tax position.
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How to Create Your CryptoBridge
Tax Report with CoinTracking
Three steps from CSV upload to a tax report your accountant will accept.
Upload your CryptoBridge CSV
Download your CryptoBridge trade history CSV and upload it to CoinTracking via the CryptoBridge import. CoinTracking imports all historical DEX trades, deposits, and withdrawals automatically.
Review your transactions
Open Reports → Validate Transactions. CoinTracking flags missing cost basis entries, duplicate imports and price gaps so your final report is accurate — essential for historical data from closed exchanges.
Generate and export your tax report
Select your country and tax year. CoinTracking generates a report formatted for your jurisdiction: PDF or Excel, ready to file or hand to your accountant.
No. CryptoBridge was a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the BitShares blockchain that shut down in December 2019. It did not generate a ready-to-file tax report. If you still have your old CryptoBridge trade history export, you can import it into CoinTracking. CoinTracking then calculates gains, losses, and income across your full trading history and generates a compliant tax report for your jurisdiction.
You can still import your historical CryptoBridge trading data into CoinTracking using a CSV file. If you exported your trade history from CryptoBridge before it shut down in December 2019, navigate to CoinTracking → Import Data → search for "CryptoBridge" and upload your CSV file. CoinTracking will parse all your historical trades, deposits, and withdrawals automatically. If you no longer have the CSV file, you may be able to retrieve transaction records from the BitShares blockchain directly, as CryptoBridge was a decentralized exchange with on-chain transaction history.
Yes. Every sale, swap, or disposal of cryptocurrency through CryptoBridge is a taxable event in most jurisdictions. Capital gains tax applies to the difference between your cost basis and the proceeds at the time of each trade. These obligations apply even now that CryptoBridge has shut down: the historical transactions you made on the platform must still be declared for the relevant tax years. As a decentralized exchange, CryptoBridge transactions are recorded on the BitShares blockchain and may be verifiable by tax authorities.
Yes. The closure of CryptoBridge in December 2019 does not change your tax obligations for trades executed while the exchange was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions require you to report all crypto disposals for the relevant tax years, regardless of whether the exchange still operates. If you have not yet declared your CryptoBridge trading history, you should do so retroactively — CoinTracking can process historical CSV data to generate back-tax reports for past years.
CryptoBridge was a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the BitShares blockchain and was not an EU-regulated CASP, so EU DAC8 reporting rules did not apply. As a DEX, CryptoBridge did not hold user funds or require KYC verification in the traditional sense — however, all transactions are permanently recorded on the public BitShares blockchain. Regardless of any exchange-level reporting, you remain personally responsible for declaring your crypto gains, losses, and income from your CryptoBridge activity in your annual tax return.
The correct cost-basis method depends on your jurisdiction. In the US, the IRS allows FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and specific identification — HIFO is often the most tax-efficient. In Germany, FIFO per wallet is the recognised method; in the UK, HMRC's Section 104 pooling rule applies; in Australia, the ATO permits FIFO or specific identification. CoinTracking supports all major methods — you can switch between them and instantly recalculate your CryptoBridge tax report to find the most tax-efficient outcome for your situation.
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