That's correct, but it depends entirely on how you get it.
Crypto you just own or buy is property, subject to capital gains after 1 year, or normal income tax if sold the same year.
Anything that you are paid in as a proxy for income (like, our Apple stock executive example) is taxable as regular income.
Steem earned from posting is a gray area, as there is nobody paying you, and Steem Power has no market value. That's the point of this series - finding out how we can use this to our advantage, legally.