Crypto, NFTs are rife with ‘mountains’ of fraud, IRS says

Digital assets have been a growing concern for government agencies as they become more mainstream. — Dreamstime/TNS

IRS criminal investigators see cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens as ripe for fraud, including money laundering, market manipulation and tax evasion — and even celebrities could get caught up in the agency’s probes.

Digital assets have been a growing concern for government agencies as they’ve become more mainstream, with regulators grappling over how to police the tokens and carry out enforcement activities to deter investors from engaging in criminal activity.