On July 26, the IRS announced it was sending “educational” letters to more than 10,000 taxpayers that the agency suspects “failed to report income and pay the resulting tax from...
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Coin Center travel series: Mexico City, Mexico
Cryptocurrency stands at a crossroads in a country where financial services could be improved
This is the final installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. The final stop on the Coin Center travel series was one of...
FOIA documents reveal cryptocurrency guidance has not been a priority for the IRS
The agency’s self-imposed target date for guidance passed last week without action, now Congress is stepping in
On May 16th, in response to a letter from 21 members of Congress, IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig wrote, “I share your belief that taxpayers deserve clarity on basic issues...
The differences between Bitcoin and Libra should matter to policymakers
The two have different design goals, work in different ways, and raise different regulatory questions.
Recently Congress has taken a strong interest in the newly announced Libra digital currency. We have been getting many questions from policymakers and the media about how Libra (as described...
Breaking down the consumer benefits of cryptocurrencies
Internet services that use this technology for better consumer autonomy and privacy are already being built
In addition to their widely touted commercial use-cases, cryptocurrency and open blockchain technologies can significantly empower and improve the welfare of individual consumers. Because they do not offer the same...
The upcoming FATF interpretive note is not doomsday for cryptocurrency
We break down the good, the middling, and the bad.
We've had a number of people ask us about the FATF interpretive note that will be coming out this year and how it may change anti-money laundering (AML) law with...
As outlined in its consultation paper, “Transposition of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive”, HM Treasury is currently considering broadening the scope of the UK’s anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism...
The case does not signal a policy shift by the SEC away from its reasonable guidance
When Kik made public its Wells notice response in January, many folks asked us what we thought and whether we would be commenting on the matter. What we told anyone...
Coin Center Travel Series: Venezuela by way of Medellín, Colombia
A unique mix of middling interest from locals, excited evangelists, and a corrupt government's perversion of this technology
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. One cannot talk about cryptocurrencies in Colombia without talking about neighboring Venezuela....
In the second installment of their multi-part series meant to help those who may need to transact privately in the course of their sensitive work, security expert Eric Wall details...