That's an interesting question. As strange as it seems, IRS treats investment fraud losses preferentially compared to regular capital loss. For example you can write off more than usual $3000 amount http://cliftoncpa.com/publications/enewsletters/tax/issues/15/InvestmentTheft.asp.
Topic: US tax- how to deduct loss from theft (Read 1010 times)
Not a lawyer or an accountant, but my understanding would be that you could claim it as a capital loss.
Someone invests in BTC, and some of their coins get stolen. What do they report on the tax form?
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