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Internal Revenue Service

IRS sends new batch of ‘crypto letters’ to taxpayers
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28 August, 2020

IRS sends new batch of ‘crypto letters’ to taxpayers

There are three types of letters, each indicative of the degree to which the IRS thinks individuals are underreporting digital...
Lawmakers urge ‘proactive policy’ for taxing digital currency staking rewards
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7 August, 2020

Lawmakers urge ‘proactive policy’ for taxing digital currency staking rewards

In a letter to the IRS, the lawmakers explain how taxing staking rewards as income could lead to excessive tax...
IRS now focusing on privacy coins, Lightning Network, and side chains
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21 July, 2020

IRS now focusing on privacy coins, Lightning Network, and side chains

IRS’s new Initiative should not come as a shock to investors paying close attention to legal developments or those who...
US taxman signs on to use Coinbase Analytics
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20 July, 2020

US taxman signs on to use Coinbase Analytics

The IRS signed a one-year US$124,950 contract with Coinbase that gives them access to Coinbase Analytics.
The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 4
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17 July, 2020

The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 4

This week in digital currency and blockchain, we see the winds of greater regulation start to blow across the sector.
Coinbase former customer sues IRS for records seizure
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17 July, 2020

Coinbase former customer sues IRS for records seizure

Researcher Jim Harper received a letter stating the IRS “had reason to believe” he had not paid full tax on...
WikiLeaks accepts criminal coins and tokens
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14 July, 2020

WikiLeaks accepts criminal coins and tokens

Wikileaks.shop, which sells merchandise to financially support WikiLeaks, accepts BTC, BCH, DASH, ETH, LTC, XMR, and ZEC as payment.
IRS targets privacy coins, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures
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8 July, 2020

IRS targets privacy coins, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures

The federal agency is seeking more information about so-called "privacy coins" and other technologies that obfuscate digital asset transactions.
Ernst & Young tax tool targets traders filing digital currency forms
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24 June, 2020

Ernst & Young tax tool targets traders filing digital currency forms

CryptoPrep collects information on a user’s trades made on and off major exchanges and compiles it into a downloadable 8949...
Coinbase users pull out over $200M in digital currency over privacy concerns
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17 June, 2020

Coinbase users pull out over $200M in digital currency over privacy concerns

Coinbase users removed over $200 million worth of BTC after reports surfaced that the platform offered its analytics to federal...
Coinbase dangles analytics tool in bid to align with US feds
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9 June, 2020

Coinbase dangles analytics tool in bid to align with US feds

Coinbase has offered to license out its analytics platform to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Digital currency taxation confuses US taxman
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14 May, 2020

Digital currency taxation confuses US taxman

IRS is recruiting digital currency tax professionals to help them audit tax returns on digital currency earnings.