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U.S. Treasury Department (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Regulations
U.S. Treasury Issues Crypto Tax Regime For 2025, Delays Rules for Non-Custodians
The IRS has now set up its reporting system for crypto brokers, but it set aside related rules for DeFi and unhosted wallets as it continues to study 44,000 comments to the ag...
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By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 28, 2024 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2024
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U.S. authorities have warned about Mexican cartels using crypto to buy precursors to make fentanyl. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.
The financial-crimes arm of the U.S. Treasury Department has flagged the increased use of several crypto assets to support Mexican drug trafficking
U.S. authorities have warned about Mexican cartels using crypto to buy precursors to make fentanyl. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jun 20, 2024 at 5:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2024
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U.S. Treasury Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)
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In Conversation With Brian Nelson
Senior Treasury official Brian Nelson came on stage in Austin to discuss various issues his team is working on.
U.S. Treasury Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:30 a.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2024
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Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury, at Consensus 2024. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)
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U.S. Treasury Isn’t Trying to Ban Crypto Mixers, Top Official Says
FinCEN’s 2023 proposal to require crypto companies to report transactions that involved mixing is about transparency, not banning mixers, said Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury unde...
Brian Nelson, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, U.S. Department of the Treasury, at Consensus 2024. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 29, 2024 at 10:41 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2024
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Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Consensus/ShutterStock)
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U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance
The Department released its 2024 strategy for addressing illicit financing on Thursday.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Consensus/ShutterStock)
By Nikhilesh De
May 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo has campaigned Congress to provide new authorities to oversee crypto outside the U.S. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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FinCEN Is Analyzing $165M in Transactions That May Tie Crypto and Hamas, Senior Official Says
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo wrote a letter to lawmakers discussing the extent to which Hamas may be using crypto.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo has campaigned Congress to provide new authorities to oversee crypto outside the U.S. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Mar 14, 2024 at 12:09 a.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
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Rep. Patrick McHenry, a longtime supporter of crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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U.S. Lawmakers Urge Treasury to Revise Proposed Crypto Tax Rules
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y) led a group of nine lawmakers in the effort.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, a longtime supporter of crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Amitoj Singh
Nov 16, 2023 at 6:56 a.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2023
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The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled its definition of a "broker" for crypto tax reporting purposes in response to a controversial provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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U.S. Crypto Tax Proposal Lets Miners Off the Hook, Snares ‘Some’ Decentralized Exchanges
The IRS is finally proposing rules for crypto tax reporting, giving the industry its own 1099 form and declaring digital asset miners safe from the future requirements.
The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled its definition of a "broker" for crypto tax reporting purposes in response to a controversial provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Jesse HamiltonNikhilesh De
Aug 25, 2023 at 12:45 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2023
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(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet Processed $5M
An Irish national helped wealthy Russians evade sanctions and hide money in UAE, OFAC said Friday.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Anna Baydakova
May 19, 2023 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Agrees to $7.6M Fee to Settle Sanctions Violation Charges
Poloniex allegedly did not maintain proper know-your-customer practices between 2014 and 2019.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
May 1, 2023 at 6:22 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2023
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