FILE PHOTO: Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a proposed U.S. Treasury Department rule published on Friday.
The rule is part of a broader push by Congress and regulatory authorities to crack down on crypto users who may be failing to pay their taxes.
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