Internal Revenue Service

The IRS's crypto enforcement is literally paying off. According to Bloomberg Law, the government agency has brought in over $20 million from crypto enforcement actions. "The Hash" panel discusses the privacy implications of the IRS's tactic of blanket summons and the future of crypto taxes.

May 14, 2021

A U.S. court has ruled that Kraken must comply with a “John Doe” summons that allows the IRS to track down users who transacted more than $20K in crypto on the exchange between 2016 and 2020. “The Hash” panel discusses privacy and government crypto surveillance.

May 6, 2021

The IRS is seeking to know who is transacting in crypto and who isn't paying taxes on those transactions. The agency is now trying to get the names of Circle customers who made transactions over $20K. Nik De breaks down what's going on in the IRS as it relates to crypto. Plus, reaction to former SEC chairman Jay Clayton's comments that we should expect to see bitcoin regulations.

Abr 5, 2021

Bitcoin’s price fell about 10% with $6B in options set to expire tomorrow. Edward Woodford of Zero Hash analyzes the crypto markets, what might have been behind the BTC drop and how low it might go. Plus, a discussion of the future of IRS regulations on the crypto industry.

Mar 25, 2021

"Operation Hidden Treasure" sounds fun, but it's actually a new IRS plan to uncover and tax unreported crypto income. Is this an overreach or government regulations finally catching up to the crypto markets? "The Hash" panel debates.

Mar 8, 2021