I think the point of the article was that he increased his holdings substantially. On the wash sale, that would be in the securities market like stocks. Bitcoin

I think the point of the article was that he increased his holdings substantially. On the wash sale, that would be in the securities market like stocks. Bitcoin is being treated like an asset (e.g. gold) by Treasury Department. Build Back Better Act was planning to extend this to more assets. Not sure what happened to this provision at the end.