EPISODE · Sep 24, 2019 · 21 MIN
The Tax Man, Ep. 20
from Fintech Beat · host Chris Brummer
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly the tool of choice for drug dealers and corrupt actors. Prosecutors say they have seized nearly $1 billion worth of digital coins in busts around the world. But how is crypto treated as a matter of US law—and what does the IRS do with its seizures? To find out, Fintech Beat sits down with one of the IRS’s top crypto cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cryptocurrencies are increasingly the tool of choice for drug dealers and corrupt actors. Prosecutors say they have seized nearly $1 billion worth of digital coins in busts around the world. But how is crypto treated as a matter of US law—and what does the IRS do with its seizures? To find out, Fintech Beat sits down with one of the IRS’s top crypto cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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