Getting started with TrueStake
We're still building out the help centre. The information below reflects where the product is today. If anything is unclear or missing, email support@truestake.io and we'll update this article.
What TrueStake is
TrueStake is an audit-defensible record of your ETH staking economics. Every reward your validators earned is verified against the actual on-chain settlement event — a sweep withdrawal, a fee-recipient payment, or a user-triggered withdrawal — and reconciled to the wei against your own node's data.
The result is a tax-ready report you can hand to a CPA with confidence: every line has a citation, every amount is verified against the blockchain, and the raw source data is preserved verbatim as evidence.
What TrueStake is not
TrueStake is not a tax-return preparer. It produces the record; your CPA prepares the return. TrueStake does not give investment advice, hold custody of your funds, or connect to your exchange accounts. It reads from the Ethereum chain only.
Who it's for right now
TrueStake v1 is for ETH validators — Solo stakers who run their own node, and Hosted stakers who own the withdrawal credentials but delegate node operation to a provider like Allnodes, Stakefish, Kiln, or Figment. If you hold ETH in your own wallet and have deposited it to the Ethereum deposit contract, TrueStake is for you.
Liquid staking (stETH, rETH, etc.) is coming in a future release.
Getting access
TrueStake is currently in private beta. To request access, visit the waitlist or email support@truestake.io with your withdrawal address(es) and a brief description of your setup. We'll invite you when a slot opens.
What to expect once you have access
After you sign in, TrueStake will show your validator dashboard once your validators are ingested. The first ingestion run covers your full on-chain history. Subsequent runs update nightly.
Your dashboard will show: total income (by year and by validator), each receipt individually, the audit grade for every line, and a reconciliation status confirming that the on-chain amounts match within the 100-wei tolerance.
From there, you can export a Tax Report as a CSV or XLSX for your CPA.
What the numbers mean
Every dollar figure is the fair market value of the ETH at the moment the on-chain settlement event occurred — the Ethereum timestamp of the withdrawal or fee payment. This is the recognition method required by Rev. Rul. 2023-14 for proof-of-stake rewards. Your CPA's job is to review and sign off on the return; TrueStake's job is to give them accurate data to work from.
Questions?
Email support@truestake.io. Include your withdrawal address prefix and the tax year in question if you're asking about a specific number. We respond within one business day (four hours during January–April).