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The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 4
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17 July, 2020

The CoinGeek Pulse: Episode 4

This week in digital currency and blockchain, we see the winds of greater regulation start to blow across the sector.
Coinbase former customer sues IRS for records seizure
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17 July, 2020

Coinbase former customer sues IRS for records seizure

Researcher Jim Harper received a letter stating the IRS “had reason to believe” he had not paid full tax on...
WikiLeaks accepts criminal coins and tokens
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14 July, 2020

WikiLeaks accepts criminal coins and tokens

Wikileaks.shop, which sells merchandise to financially support WikiLeaks, accepts BTC, BCH, DASH, ETH, LTC, XMR, and ZEC as payment.
IRS targets privacy coins, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures
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8 July, 2020

IRS targets privacy coins, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures

The federal agency is seeking more information about so-called "privacy coins" and other technologies that obfuscate digital asset transactions.
Ernst & Young tax tool targets traders filing digital currency forms
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24 June, 2020

Ernst & Young tax tool targets traders filing digital currency forms

CryptoPrep collects information on a user’s trades made on and off major exchanges and compiles it into a downloadable 8949...
Coinbase users pull out over $200M in digital currency over privacy concerns
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17 June, 2020

Coinbase users pull out over $200M in digital currency over privacy concerns

Coinbase users removed over $200 million worth of BTC after reports surfaced that the platform offered its analytics to federal...
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