A report on the US Internal Revenue Service, which has purchased software to track those using bitcoin

The IRS is concerned traders are not declaring profits (or losses)

  • Says in 2015 only 802 people declared

Chainalysis is a start-up offering "Reactor" software tool, which helps to track bitcoin transactions. Apparently.

  • "The purpose of this acquisition is... to help us trace the movement of money through the bitcoin economy"

More here at the report

-

ps. I posted on bitcoin et al. yesterday, to a great piece on Finance Magnates, trading cryptocurrency guide