Standard

Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

OECD standard for automatic tax-information exchange on crypto-assets, requiring service providers to collect user data and report it to tax authorities.

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investOne report1 publisher

Lithuania's tax inspectorate spells out the crypto user data platforms owe under DAC8

Lithuania's tax inspectorate issued Order VA-63, defining which crypto users platforms must report under DAC8 rules in force since Jan. 1, 2026. The 2027 exchanges between EU tax offices draw on records being generated now, so a platform still building its due-diligence systems is already behind.

Publishers:news.bitcoin.com

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+10
Incentives: Insufficient
Confidence45

investOne report1 publisher

Label and Sovos combine CARF crypto reporting with US tax filing ahead of the 2027 deadline

Label and Sovos are selling crypto platforms one system for CARF, whose first filings in 2027 cover trades made during 2026. Their bet is that exchanges and custodians would sooner buy one pipeline for CARF, FATCA, CRS and US 1099-DA forms than build their own.

Publishers:fintech.global

Reality

Evidence35
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+25
Incentives75
Confidence40

investOne report1 publisher

Woman gets 18 months for false tax return over $2.6m in unreported income tied to $16m crypto case

Iris Au got 18 months and a $1.48 million restitution order for failing to report $2.6 million that moved through her own bank accounts between 2020 and 2023. The charge was filing a false tax return.

Publishers:cryptopolitan.com

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption20
Hype gap+20
Incentives55
Confidence50

investOne report1 publisher

81,000 nudge letters now, matched records in 2027: crypto's privacy premium is being repriced

HMRC's crypto warning letters are up 25% to 81,000 and still largely guesswork. From 2027, CARF replaces the guessing with matched account data, and waiting stops being cheap.

Publishers:cryptopolitan.com

Reality

Evidence54
Adoption46
Hype gap+22
Incentives71
Confidence57

investOne report1 publisher

CARF's 14 percent: Chainalysis puts $393B of taxable crypto outside the OECD's net

The framework reaches the volume that already runs through exchanges. The remainder is about six times larger, and the firm that sized it sells the alternative.

Publishers:cryptobriefing.com

Reality

Evidence32
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+28
Incentives82
Confidence38