Great news for decentralized exchanges ( Bitsquare.io and…

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https://fee.org/articles/the-irs-just-declared-war-on-bitcoin-privacy/
Great news for decentralized exchanges (Bitsquare.io and blocktrades.us) and anonymous currencies (monero and zcash)!

"The Internal Revenue Service has filed a “John Doe” summons seeking to require U.S. Bitcoin exchange Coinbase to turn over records about every transaction of every user from 2013 to 2015. That demand is shocking in sweep, and it includes: “complete user profile, history of changes to user profile from account inception, complete user preferences, complete user security settings and history (including confirmed devices and account activity), complete user payment methods, and any other information related to the funding sources for the account/wallet/vault, regardless of date.”"

https://fee.org/articles/the-irs-just-declared-war-on-bitcoin-privacy/