Fri, July 4

U.S. Urges Supreme Court to Reject Coinbase User’s IRS Privacy Claim

The government of the United States has requested that the Supreme Court accept the Coinbase users’ challenge against the Internal Revenue Service’s effort to obtain their crypto transaction records.   On May 30, Solicitor General D. John Sauer claimed in his filing that the user of Coinbase, James Harper, has no

May 31, 2025 2 mins read

Trish Turner Appointed Head of IRS Crypto Unit Amid Resignations

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has appointed Trish Turner as the new head of its digital assets division. Her promotion follows the sudden departure of Sulolit “Raj” Mukherjee and Seth Wilks, two private-sector experts who previously co-led the IRS crypto unit. Turner has worked at the IRS for over

May 6, 2025 2 mins read

Trump Repeals IRS DeFi Broker Rule, Reversing Biden-Era Crypto Policy

President Donald Trump has signed a law repealing a Biden-era IRS rule that extended tax reporting requirements to decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. The IRS rule, finalized in late 2024, aimed to treat DeFi operators as brokers and force them to report user transaction data. Although it was scheduled to take

April 11, 2025 2 mins read

Donald Trump Set to End IRS DeFi Tax Rule After Senate Vote

The U.S. Senate voted to repeal a controversial tax rule targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms with a final vote of 70-28. The rule, introduced under the Biden administration, required DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions to the IRS. This mirrored the obligations of traditional financial institutions. This decision marks an

March 27, 2025 2 mins read

U.S. House Votes to Overturn IRS Rule on DeFi Platforms

Members of the House of Representatives voted with a clear majority to reverse IRS regulations that define crypto entities together with DeFi platforms as brokers.  The latest IRS rule required all crypto entities to gather tax information from their users before the Biden administration left office. The Congress gained a

March 12, 2025 3 mins read

Elon Musk Post About Crypto Taxes Drives New Talk on IRS Rules

Elon Musk, the well-known tech entrepreneur and owner of X, recently stirred up the cryptocurrency world with a humorous post addressing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about taxing crypto. Musk’s post, which highlighted the absurdity of crypto taxation, also quickly gained traction and reactions from the crypto community, generating

January 3, 2025 2 mins read

The IRS DeFi Regulations is a threat

The New DeFi Regulations from the IRS On December 27, 2024, the IRS released a final rule that may change the course of decentralized finance (DeFi) forever. The rule classified DeFi front-end platforms as brokers, similar to those in decentralized exchanges (DEXs). This means that Uniswap, among other similar exchanges.

December 29, 2024 3 mins read

What Do the New IRS Rules Mean for DeFi?

IRS Targets DeFi Platforms with New Reporting Rules The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has recently released a new tax regulation that is going to affect decentralized finance platforms from 2027. The regulations require DeFi brokers to report all the gross proceeds from the sale of digital assets and collect user

December 28, 2024 2 mins read

IRS Unveils Updated Crypto Reporting Form for US Taxpayers

Starting in 2026, taxpayers will be able to report digital asset transactions using an updated draft form provided by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a revised Form 1099-DA, “Digital Asset Proceeds From Broker Transactions,” on August 8th. The form would enable US

August 11, 2024 2 mins read

U.S Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Finalizes Crypto Reporting Rules

On June 28, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated the industry’s understanding of who will be impacted by new reporting requirements for crypto brokers and released the final version of those rules. Moreover, decentralized exchanges and self-custody wallets are exempt from the new reporting requirements set forth by the

June 29, 2024 1 min read
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