The Empire Strikes Back: IRS Counters Coinbase Customer’s Action

The Empire Strikes Back: IRS Counters Coinbase Customer’s Action

Two weeks ago, managing partner of Berns Weiss LLP Jeffrey K. Burns filed a motion to set aside the “John Doe” summons against any and all American Coinbase customers. Today, the IRS had an interesting response for Mr. Berns. IRS Counters: Berns’ ‘Motion is Moot’. The Bitcoin community has been somewhat justified in their disturbance over the recent “John Doe” summons against any and all American Coinbase customers a little over one month ago. Thusly, Coinbase is subject to this legislative tool used for retrieving bulk data from companies, rather than details of specific known customers,....


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