A banana is not a security, so the IRS does not care about the banana gaining value due to ripeness. Most cryptocurrency tokens are. If you buy a banana by se

A banana is not a security, so the IRS does not care about the banana gaining value due to ripeness. Most cryptocurrency tokens are. If you buy a banana by selling some penny stocks, then you have to take notes on that sale to be able to pay taxes correctly. The parent commenter is claiming that, due to how cryptocurrencies are currently regulated, viewing websites would automatically trigger selling a "penny stock" like thing (a security), which is an event the IRS cares about.