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Which countries make crypto apps check IDs and report trades? Is that private?

Research question: Which countries require crypto platforms to verify identity and report customer trades to tax authorities right now, and what does that mean for a beginner's privacy?

The records show that EU member states and the UK have required crypto platforms to automatically report user account and transaction data to tax authorities starting January 1, 2026 6. Switzerland is scheduled to implement the framework from January 1, 2026, with the first exchange planned for 2027 3, and 50 jurisdictions, including Singapore, the UAE, and the Cayman Islands, have signed the multilateral agreement 1. The United States has not signed that agreement and has revoked the rule that would have required crypto brokers to report gross proceeds to the IRS 27. For a beginner, identity checks mean the user must prove their identity to the service, which restricts privacy 16, and under the EU's 5AMLD rules, remote transactions above EUR 50 must be accompanied by customer identification 18. The newest fact is dated January 1, 2026, about nine months before October 2026, so the evidence does not confirm enforcement or current country lists today 63.

Checked 2026-10-19. Only documented and supported facts are used.
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50 jurisdictions, including EU member states, the UK, Singapore, the UAE, and the Cayman Islands, have signed the multilateral agreement for automatic exchange of crypto-asset information.
"According to the OECD's current list of March 13, 2025, 50 jurisdictions have signed the multilateral agreement on the automatic exchange of information regarding crypto-assets. These include the EU member states as well as major financial centers such as the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the Cayman Islands."
Automatic Exchange Of Information On Crypto-Assets
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The United States has not signed the international agreement and instead announced its own national regulatory approaches.
"However, the United States of America has not signed the agreement and has announced its own national regulatory approaches."
Automatic Exchange Of Information On Crypto-Assets
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Switzerland is scheduled to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) starting January 1, 2026, with the first automatic exchange of information planned for 2027.
"The legal provisions are scheduled to enter into force on January 1, 2026. The first automatic exchange of information is planned for 2027 and will affect relevant transactions with crypto-assets from January 1, 2026."
Automatic Exchange Of Information On Crypto-Assets
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Switzerland's planned data exchange involves 74 countries, including all EU member states, the UK, and most G20 countries, excluding the US, China, and Saudi Arabia.
"The planned exchange involves a total of 74 countries that, from Switzerland's perspective, are considered particularly relevant in the area of crypto-asset transactions — including all EU member states, the United Kingdom, and the majority of G20 countries (with the exception of the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia)."
Automatic Exchange Of Information On Crypto-Assets
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Reporting obligations apply to a wide range of providers, including banks, platform operators (like crypto exchanges and OTC desks), and even DeFi providers if their smart contracts are controlled or managed via admin keys or governance tokens.
"The following providers, among others, are deemed to be RCASPs if they offer commercial services for the execution of exchange transactions with relevant crypto-assets for or on behalf of customers (not an exhaustive list): Banks; Trustees; Platform Operators: Companies that facilitate trading in relevant crypto-assets (e.g. crypto exchanges, OTC desks, brokers or crypto ATMs and insufficiently de"
Automatic Exchange Of Information On Crypto-Assets
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Starting January 1, 2026, crypto platforms in the EU and UK must automatically report user account details and transaction data to tax authorities under the OECD's CARF framework.
"From January 1, 2026, crypto platforms operating in the EU and UK must comply with the CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework), developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The rules require platforms to automatically report users’ account details and transaction data to tax authorities."
LATEST: New AML and tax rules go live for crypto exchanges in EU and UK - AML Intelligence
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The United States federal government has revoked the rule that would have required crypto brokers to report gross proceeds to the IRS, meaning this specific reporting mandate is no longer in effect.
"Congress passed a joint resolution disapproving the final rule titled ``Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers that Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales,'' and the President signed the resolution. Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, this final rule has no legal force or effect."
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales (Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 2025-07-11)
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The revocation of the crypto reporting rule was enacted into law as Public Law 119-5 after being signed by the President on April 10, 2025.
"The President signed the joint resolution of disapproval into law as Public Law 119-5 on April 10, 2025. Under Public Law 119-5 and by operation of the CRA, the Final Rule has no force or effect."
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales (Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 2025-07-11)
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The original rule, which was subsequently revoked, was intended to require decentralized finance industry participants to file information returns as brokers under section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code.
"The Final Rule contained amendments to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code to require certain decentralized finance industry participants to file and furnish information returns as brokers."
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales (Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 2025-07-11)
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The Treasury Department and IRS are reverting the regulations to the text that was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the revoked rule, effectively treating the rule as if it never took effect.
"Accordingly, the Treasury Department and the IRS are reverting the text of the section 6045 regulations back to the text that was in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the Final Rule."
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales (Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 2025-07-11)
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The revoked rule would have defined a 'digital asset middleman' as any person providing a facilitative service with respect to a sale of digital assets, a definition that is now being removed from the regulations.
"The term digital asset middleman means any person who provides a facilitative service as described in paragraph (a)(21)(iii) of this section with respect to a sale of digital assets."
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales (Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 2025-07-11)
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Privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash use obfuscation mechanisms that make transactions nearly untraceable, enhancing the potential for tax evasion.
"Moreover, the advent of privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies, including Monero and Zcash, also enhanced the issue to an extent that offered superior obfuscation mechanisms, which made transactions near-untraceable (Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy, 2024)."
Cryptocurrency and Tax Evasion: Legal Gaps and Regulatory Responses in the Post-Blockchain Era (2025)
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The European Commission has introduced DAC8, which establishes new transparency rules specifically for crypto-asset reporting.
"European Commission. (2024). DAC8: New transparency rules for crypto-asset reporting. European Commission."
Cryptocurrency and Tax Evasion: Legal Gaps and Regulatory Responses in the Post-Blockchain Era (2025)
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The UK's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) requires platforms to collect user identity and transaction data starting January 1, 2026.
"The landscape of UK crypto tax reporting requirements shifted decisively on 1 January 2026, when the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) went live and began compelling crypto platforms operating in the United Kingdom to collect and transmit detailed user and transaction data to HMRC."
UK Crypto Tax 2026 Reporting Requirements
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The filing says that the decentralized and anonymous nature of public blockchain networks creates legal accountability gaps, and it points to potential identity verification requirements as one such obligation that is hard to enforce.
"The decentralized and anonymous nature of public blockchain networks can create ambiguity in relation to overall legal accountability relative to typical traditional arrangements involving centralized and known entities. This can lead to unique challenges in relation to the ability to enforce or meet legal and regulatory obligations (e.g., potential identity verification requirements in relation"
DRS/A Bullish (CIK 0001872195) 2025-02-28
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The review states that using a KYC service requires the user to prove their identity to the service, which restricts their privacy.
"KYC service means that the user must prove her identity to"
Privacy and Cryptocurrencies—A Systematic Literature Review (2020)
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Bullish screens incoming crypto deposits and outgoing withdrawal addresses for high-risk activity and sanctioned addresses before processing them.
"Incoming deposit transactions are subject to a screening process by us that checks for a history of high-risk activity and sanctioned addresses."
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Under 5AMLD, remote transactions above EUR 50 must be accompanied by customer identification, and the maximum allowed value for prepaid cards is significantly reduced.
"stipulates that remote transactions above EUR 50"
Can Cryptocurrencies Preserve Privacy and Comply With Regulations? (2019)
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Bullish's customer assets are held through separate legal entities in different jurisdictions, with the Exchange operator holding customer assets in Gibraltar and a licensed German entity acting as custodian and trading counterparty holding assets in trust for customers.
"As a licensed crypto custodian, Bullish DE Custody GmbH holds its customers’ assets on trust for its customers."
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