IRS, Softly, Takes Step Back From Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Summons

IRS, Softly, Takes Step Back From Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Summons

The Internal Revenue Service made demands to Coinbase to turn over information on every single one of its US users in the May 17 letter. Overstepping authority. Senior Republicans were quick to point out that the IRS might very well be exceeding its authority. The “millions of pages” requested seem out of proportion considering that most users traded less than $10,000 worth of cryptocurrency in the requested period. Coinbase, which frequently denies access to users who fail KYC and AML standards, was quick to defend its customers. DOJ trial attorney Amy Matchison points out that the IRS....


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