US EditionCoinbase Leaps Into Supreme Court Case in Defense of User Data Going to IRS
- On April 30, 2025, Coinbase submitted a legal brief to the United States Supreme Court backing a challenge against the IRS’s warrantless collection of data from cryptocurrency users.
- The challenge follows a 2016 IRS John Doe summons demanding data on over 500,000 users to identify unreported crypto gains, sparking confrontation over privacy since 2017.
- Coinbase argues the IRS overreach violates Fourth Amendment protections by enabling broad, warrantless surveillance of blockchain transactions, undermining pseudonymous privacy.
- The brief contends that the IRS's actions intruded upon the privacy rights of more than 14,000 individuals who could reasonably expect protection from warrantless government searches for detailed personal and financial data.
- Coinbase urges the Supreme Court to reconsider the third-party doctrine's application to digital finance to prevent unchecked government access to sensitive data and protect user privacy.
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Coinbase Leaps Into Supreme Court Case in Defense of User Data Going to IRS
Coinbase (COIN) filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case involving an Internal Revenue Service request for data on hundreds of thousands of its customers back in 2016, arguing the court should "protect Americans' privacy interests in digital information stored by third-party service providers."The U.S. tax agency — in an action during the first administration of President Donald Trump — had been seeking financial records under the stance tha…
Coinbase Challenges IRS In Court, Over Privacy Violations In Crypto Monitoring
Coinbase crypto exchange has filed a brief against the US Internal Revenue Service over its alleged violation of its customers’ privacy rights. The privacy overreach began in 2016 after the IRS demanded data for over 500K Coinbase customers. Among other things, Coinbase wants the Supreme Court to acknowledge and clarify the third-party doctrine in the digital era. Coinbase has filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court, urging the apex cour…
Coinbase Asks Supreme Court to Limit IRS Access to Crypto User Data
Coinbase wants the Supreme Court to stop the IRS from using old rules to get crypto user data. The case could change how the law protects digital privacy in the United States. The IRS used a broad legal tool to demand data from thousands of Coinbase users without naming them. Crypto exchange Coinbase has filed a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to restrict the IRS’s use of the third-party doctrine. This legal rule allows government agen…
Coinbase Asks Supreme Court To Limit IRS Access To Crypto User Data
Coinbase wants the Supreme Court to stop the IRS from using old rules to get crypto user data. The case could change how the law protects digital privacy in the United States. The IRS used a broad legal tool to demand data from thousands of Coinbase users without naming them. Crypto exchange Coinbase has filed a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to restrict the IRS’s use of the third-party doctrine. This legal rule allows government agen…
Coinbase Enters Elon Musk’s X in U.S. Supreme Court Battle for Digital Privacy
In a crucial moment, Coinbase joins Elon Musk’s X in requesting the Supreme Court to rein in the IRS’s bulk data acquisition, other states also entered this legal battle. This issue arose in 2017, Harper discovered that the IRS requested financial information from over 14,000 Coinbase users through a “John Doe” summons. He raised a complaint against this data violation under Fourth Amendment rights. This debate over digital privacy rights became…
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