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The two-pronged Eleventh Hour IRS squeeze on Bitcoin and crypto developers
The IRS is cracking down on noncustodial services with two new rules finalized between the years.
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Broker Rule: IRS Requires Non-Custodial Services To Report Trading Information
Custody over funds is not necessary to be considered a broker by the IRS.
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Tornado Cash: Storm Files For Reconsideration Of Motion To Dismiss
In light of the Fifth Circuit court reversing sanctions placed on Tornado Cash, Storm's defense requests the dismissal of all criminal charges
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Samourai Wallet Trial Set For November 3, 2025
* The next hearing in the Samourai Wallet case is postponed until March 12th, 2025 in light of volume of discovery * The prosecution has added two additional batches of discovery since the last hearing in September * The trial date is set for November 3rd, 2025 According to a memo endorsement filed
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Fact Checking Marc Andreessen’s Viral Debanking Claims
Marc Andreesen has turned debanking into a much needed issue of national debate. Unfortunately, he has no idea how debanking works.
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Wolfsberg Group Creates Deeply Flawed "Definitional Hierarchy" For ML/TF Risks In Digital Assets
The Wolfsberg Group's FAQs on digital assets aim to align global efforts in countering money laundering and terrorist financing risks.
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Fifth Circuit Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions
The court has found that OFAC overstepped its authority by placing Tornado Cash on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, reversing a District Court's ruling upholding Sanctions on the software
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US Purchased Pegasus for Colombia in $11M Deal
The software was used to spy on narcotics trafficking under US supervision Colombian Ambassador says, but the structuring of transactions raises suspicions on the program's legitimacy
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Congressmen Issue Letter On Tornado Cash
Lawmakers urge FinCEN to finalize reporting requirements for cryptocurrency mixers. They still don't understand how the software works.
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What Trump 2025 Means For Freedom Of Transaction
Why miners should brace for the application of sanctions law.
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New FinCEN Alert Shows Cash, Smuggling Preferred Method For Hezbollah Financing
A FinCEN alert issued on Wednesday highlights that Hezbollah does not use cryptocurrencies at scale to finance its operations.
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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Chainalysis
A New York Judge has dismissed a crypto project's defamation lawsuit against the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis on grounds of Anti-SLAPP laws.