US Justice Department & IRS Are in Hot Pursuit of Bitcoin Tax Evaders

By CCN Markets: The bitcoin price rocketed past $10,000 for the first time since 2018, and crypto fans are celebrating. But they’re not the only ones noticing the budding cryptocurrency bull market. The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up criminal prosecutions of bitcoin tax evaders. In this effort, the DOJ is joining a mass crackdown by the IRS to launch enforcement actions against crypto tax crimes. Bitcoiners In Crosshairs of Both the DOJ and IRS In other words, bitcoin investors are now in the cross hairs of not one — but two — mammoth government agencies that each want

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Source: https://www.ccn.com/crypto/justice-department-irs-criminally-prosecute-bitcoin-tax-evaders/2019/06/23/

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