Coinbase Will Take IRS to Court Over Consumer Privacy Attack (The Cryptoverse #149)

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On today's episode of The Cryptoverse:
The Bitcoin community at large and the Internet boards have been abuzz this week over the IRS (Internal Revenue Service, the national tax authority) of the United States launching a privacy attack on Bitcoin wallet provider Coinbase’s user base.

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Sources:
Original Article on The Coin Telegraph

Coinbase Announcement

IRS Article on Special Procedures for John Doe Summonses

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I say get rid of the federal Reserve and the IRS

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Thanks IRS for taking block-chain mainstreem! ;)

These are the first signs of us having "made it" :)

Slay them, Coinbase!!!

LOL you like my 'Coinbase Knight Fights IRS Dragon' graphic? :)

hopefully they're serious and this is not just a pub stunt. Those decentralized exchanges might be scaring them.