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The United States confirmed that it can seize virtual wallets and impose fines on citizens and foreigners who did not correctly report their transactions with digital assets.
The measure is carried out by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and applies to accounts, exchanges, and linked wallets tied to cryptocurrency transactions or other digital assets when there are tax noncompliance issues.
The United States seizes the virtual wallets of all these people
Authorities stress that failing to report on time income, holdings, or crypto transactions enables forced collections, interest, and penalties, even on digital platforms.
The IRS requires reporting purchases, sales, exchanges, crypto payments received, staking, mining, and any gain or loss derived from digital assets. The requirement applies both to transactions on exchanges and to virtual wallets when they generate taxable events.
How the IRS can act on wallets and exchanges
When it detects noncompliance, the IRS can issue notices, determine debts, and, if the failure to regularize persists, order seizures on associated accounts, including centralized exchanges and convertible digital assets. It can also impose fines and daily interest until the debt is paid.
How to avoid seizures and penalties
The IRS warns that regularizing on time is key. Filing amended returns, reporting digital assets, paying or agreeing to a payment plan, and responding to IRS notices can stop forced collection measures.