A student of mine cashed out his BTC to his bank. 55 btc at 17K each. The bank called him 30 seconds later on the phone. They wanted to know where the money came from.They asked him to go to the bank to sign some papers that day, and a rep from the IRS was there waiting. He squared the tax details out then and there.There will be taxes to pay, but talk to a seasoned financial adviser to see if thereu2019s a way to save some of it.