🔥High-level reshuffle! The IRS has a new leader, is the crypto tax battle coming?

After the sudden departure of two core crypto officials, the IRS swiftly appointed senior official Trish Turner to head the digital assets division. She has served in the agency for over 20 years and takes over leadership at a time when the U.S. is undergoing significant changes in its regulatory approach to crypto assets.

The two experts previously in charge of compliance and strategy resigned one after the other, with one admitting that the "federal environment is tough," stating that their departure was to "protect others' jobs." This has exposed internal turmoil within the IRS and raised uncertainty about its future enforcement of digital assets.

Meanwhile, the IRS is advancing new tax reporting rules for DeFi platforms, requiring the disclosure of transaction information, expected to take effect in 2027. Despite strong opposition from the industry, this measure is still progressing steadily.

However, the external environment is changing. With the return of the Trump administration, the crypto industry is experiencing a regulatory "loosening": securities regulation is easing, and the Justice Department has disbanded related enforcement agencies, with a clear shift towards a more relaxed regulatory tone.

Now, with leadership changing, the IRS's next moves may become a market barometer. Will the crypto tax battle intensify, or will it quietly cool down?