The anonymity offered by the cryptocurrency market may soon be no more, and it may not be long before regulators are knocking at your door. In addition to the DOJ and the SEC, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have made it clear that they are increasingly focused on cryptocurrency entities and efforts to facilitate or enable tax evasion. And in late May 2021, the White House indicated it was reviewing ‘gaps’ in cryptocurrency rules amid recent volatility in digital assets.
In this episode, StoneTurn experts Valerie Charles and Kyla Curley are joined by Carlos Ortiz, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, to examine the significant increase in regulatory interest in the cryptocurrency market, and how individuals and financial institutions utilizing digital currencies can minimize risks.