US EditionUS government urges court to reject Coinbase user’s crypto records fight
- In 2025, an individual named James Harper, who used Coinbase for cryptocurrency trading, initiated legal action against the IRS challenging the agency's attempt to access his crypto transaction data through a court-authorized summons.
- The dispute stems from a 2016 IRS investigation targeting widespread tax underreporting involving crypto trades between 2013 and 2015 and the IRS's summons to Coinbase for user data.
- The US government argues that Harper forfeited privacy by sharing data with Coinbase, citing Supreme Court precedents that third-party financial records have limited protection.
- Solicitor General D. John Sauer stated on May 30 that Harper waived any reasonable expectation of privacy, while lower courts ruled the IRS acted lawfully and Coinbase's records are business documents.
- The Supreme Court has yet to determine whether it will review the case, which could establish an important precedent influencing digital privacy rights and government authority over access to cryptocurrency-related data.
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