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IRS Wants $32M in Funding to Enforce Crypto Taxation, Hire Contractors

The IRS has outlined different ways that $32.3 million in additional funding will bolster the agency's crypto tax collection efforts.

News  ·  9 June 2021

State of Crypto: The Bitcoin Fog Indictment Shows the Permanence of User Data

The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?

Policy & regulation  ·  4 May 2021
Money Laundering

US Officials Arrest Alleged Operator of $336M Bitcoin Mixing Service

Roman Sterlingov faces three charges: unlicensed money transmission, money laundering and money laundering without a license.

News  ·  27 April 2021
Privacy

The IRS Wants to Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Tools

America's tax collector is laying the groundwork for a possible assault on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency technologies.

News  ·  2 July 2020
Bitcoin

US Charges Dutch National With Running Crypto-Funded Child Porn Site

U.S. officials allege a Dutch national referred to as “Michael R.M.” made $1.6 million in bitcoin by operating a rape and child pornography website for the last eight years.

News  ·  12 March 2020