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Chainalysis Hires Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief Jim Lee
8.4.2024
In his new role, Lee will advise law enforcement and tax agencies on how they can better fight crypto crime with Chainalysis’ data
Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
5.4.2022
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet...
IRS to Pay $625K to Crack Monero, Crypto Proponents Scoff at Contract
11.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to pay a contractor $625,000 if they can crack layer-two privacy schemes and the privacy-centric crypto asset monero (XMR). The tax agency says that the entity has “limited investigative resources” for tracing these types of cryptocurrency...
The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies
4.7.2020
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks...
The IRS Wants to Know More About Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins, Tools
2.7.2020
America's tax collector is laying the groundwork for a possible assault on privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency technologies
US Charges Dutch National With Running Crypto-Funded Child Porn Site
12.3.2020
U.S. officials allege a Dutch national referred to as “Michael R.M.” made $1.6 billion in bitcoin by operating a rape and child pornography website for the last eight years
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
9.7.2019
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with digital currency users who are not paying taxes. The slide recommends that agents question crypto users’ friends and family, comb through social media posts...