I tried once, and only remembered to file my taxes at the end of the year—then I ended up flipping through my transaction records until my eyes hurt... Those large transfers on-chain, and the hot and cold wallets at the exchange; the moment anything moves, they get labeled as “smart money.” I like the drama too, but when it comes time to reconcile everything, the drama is useless.

Later on, I just stayed honest about it: every time I finish a transaction, I quickly dump a screenshot/trade export into a folder. For on-chain transfers, I also paste in the tx link, and add a line like “why I transferred” and “from where to where.” In other words, it’s like helping a kid with homework—writing two lines every day beats scrambling through it all night to make up work at finals. Either way, don’t wait until the end of the year; otherwise you’ll start thinking about quitting leverage.