New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) issued a stark warning to cryptocurrency traders: your “invisible” transactions are not invisible at all. The agency revealed it has identified 355,000 unique crypto-asset users in the country and has the tools to track their activity. The announcement signals a significant escalation in tax enforcement around digital assets and suggests other jurisdictions may follow suit as governments worldwide grapple with the challenge of taxing decentralised finance.
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Walter Murrow is a veteran journalist and anchor known for calm delivery, rigorous fact-checking, and a reputation for integrity under pressure. Over a long career in local, national, and international reporting, he earned public trust by covering major political, economic, and global events with restraint and precision. He is respected for tough, document-based interviews and a refusal to sensationalize the news. Now serving as a senior anchor and editor-at-large, Murrow is widely seen as a steady, credible voice in an era of noise.

