Yes taxes!
Please read IRS tax notice 2014-21. Guidance on how cryptocurrency gets taxed. These are the IRS guidelines on how crypto is taxed, how payments received in crypto are taxed, and how miners are taxed. Link below:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdf
Let me know if you have questions.
- CPA (Steemit Style)