The Treasury's Broker Definition Could Crush US Crypto

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On Friday the US Treasury and the IRS dropped a 300-page guidance on crypto tax policy, including an updated of "broker" that some say could threaten the very fundamentals of decentralized finance in the United States. Enjoying this content?<ul>
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