Court Orders Kraken to Turn Over History Transaction and Account Information to IRS

According to Friday’s order, Kraken must turn over information for users who transacted with more than $20,000 over the course of a calendar year for that year, including the user’s name (and any pseudonyms), birthdate, taxpayer identification number, address, phone number, email address and a host of other documents.

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How the SEC Could Reshape Ethereum’s Staking Landscape for the Better

“I think this is good for decentralization,” said Ben Edgington, a product manager at Ethereum research and development firm ConsenSys. On a proof-of-stake network like Ethereum, one’s stake equates to their power over the network; if one party accounts for enough of Ethereum’s stake (around 50-60%), they can theoretically slow it down or block certain […]

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