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Kraken ordered by court to disclose user data to IRS for tax compliance

A federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which said it needed that information to see if any of the exchange's users had underreported their taxes.As per the order issued on Friday, June 30, Kraken is required to

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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. Original Source

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Kraken NFT exits beta, Coinbase ‘Stand with Crypto’ gains support, and more

Kraken NFT marketplace exits its beta phaseCrypto exchange Kraken has announced that its nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace has exited its beta phase. Along with the launch, the NFT platform highlighted that it has expanded its number of NFT collections. The platform noted that it went from supporting 70 collections to

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Kraken experiencing gateway issues — withdrawals, deposits delayed

Update: Kraken says it has implemented a fix and is currently monitoring the results.Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says it is currently investigating an issue with several crypto funding gateways, including major ones such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and ERC-20. On June 6, Kraken’s status page said, “Deposits and withdrawals are currently

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Kraken, UK trade body derides lawmaker description of crypto as ‘gambling’

Self-regulatory organization CryptoUK and crypto exchange Kraken UK has slammed a recent report from a panel of British lawmakers that suggested crypto should be regulated in a similar vein to gambling.In a May 17 report, the Treasury Committee “strongly recommended” that unbacked crypto be regulated as gambling due to concerns

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Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters

United States crypto exchange Kraken has provided a novel method for flagging nefarious wallets — building a fake crypto account on the exchange to “scam bait” bad actors.Tweeting on May 10, popular streamer Kitboga — whose content revolves around annoying scammers— revealed that Kraken had built him a “custom environment”

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Kraken asks San Francisco court to intervene against IRS demands

Crypto exchange Kraken is taking the fight against the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its demand to present critical exchange user information to the court. The exchange deemed IRS’s demand for customer information as an “unjustified treasure hunt.”The crypto exchange has requested a federal court in San Francisco

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