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IRS Launches Virtual Currency Compliance Campaign Using Chainalysis

2018-07-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Internal Revenue Service announces a Virtual Currency Compliance Campaign to address tax noncompliance related to cryptocurrency use, heavily relying on Chainalysis blockchain surveillance software. The IRS Cyber Crimes Unit (CCU), a five-year-old division of IRS Criminal Investigation, deploys …

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Chainalysis Secures First Federal Contract with FBI for $9,000

2015-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Chainalysis secures its first federal government contract, a $9,000 data software deal with the FBI, marking the beginning of the U.S. government’s systematic use of blockchain surveillance technology. In 2015, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are Chainalysis’s only federal …

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