Kraken Picks Customer Privacy Over IRS As It Fights Tax Compliance Dispute | TheSpuzz

Kraken Picks Customer Privacy Over IRS As It Fights Tax Compliance Dispute | TheSpuzz

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken finds itself in the midst of a legal showdown with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as it fights against the agency’s request for user data.  On its part, the IRS seeks to investigate potential tax liabilities of Kraken customers who engaged in cryptocurrency transactions between 2016 and 2020.  However, while [...]