IRS Expects to Seize Billions of Dollars in Cryptocurrency Next Year — More T...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that $3.5 billion in crypto was seized during the fiscal year 2021. This represents 93% of all funds seized by its criminal investigation unit during the same time period. The agency expects to seize billions of dollars more in cryptocurrency next year. IRS Says It Could Seize Even More Than $3.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Next Year The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation (CI) unit, the tas authority’s law enforcement branch, released the 2021 Criminal Investigation Annual Report Thursday. IRS....
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According to a document produced by a Pakistani policy advisory board, the country is likely to earn billions of dollars from crypto-asset holders. Yet for this to happen, the country first needs to create the appropriate regulatory framework for crypto assets. Cryptocurrencies Could Boost Reserves Pakistan may potentially raise billions of dollars from crypto assets held by its nationals or by residents with dual citizenship, a policy document produced by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has said. According to a report in The Business Recorder, the....
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook, has shared how the metaverse will be a key part of his business and bring hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. “Our playbook over time has been build services, try to serve as many people as possible,” said Zuckerberg.
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, talked about the metaverse in an interview on Wednesday with Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money.
The Facebook co-founder explained that he expects the metaverse to be....
An official of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clarified that the agency is prepared to seize cryptocurrencies and sell them to satisfy tax collection if taxpayers fail to meet their tax obligations. Robert Wearing, IRS’ deputy associate chief counsel for Procedure & Administration, explained Wednesday that the agency can seize cryptocurrencies from taxpayers, Bloomberg reported. This clarification was made at a virtual conference hosted by the American Bar Association’s tax section. He referenced the IRS notice published back in 2014 which states that “For....
The government of the United Kingdom introduced the “Seize, Freeze, and Recover” crypto asset bill into Parliament. This new bill provides law enforcement agencies with more power to seize, freeze, and recover crypto assets. The bill specifically targets those who are engaged in criminal activities such as money laundering, drugs, and cybercrime, along with crypto, […]
2021 was a tremendous year for crypto when it comes to things like sponsorships, mergers, and acquisitions. Last year saw billions of dollars worth of value created for the market alone through these deals. There were a total of 174 deals counted year-to-date that involved some type of crypto mergers and acquisitions, setting a new […]