The leadership of the cryptocurrency division of the IRS has changed, with senior official Trish Turner taking charge of the Office of Digital Assets

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, senior IRS official Trish Turner will take over as head of the Digital Assets Office. Trish Turner has served at the IRS for over 20 years and previously worked as a senior advisor in the Digital Assets Office.

Previous news, two key crypto project leaders at the IRS, Seth Wilks and Raj Mukherjee, left last Friday to accept the government's proposed "DOGE Deferred Departure Program." Both came from the crypto industry and joined the IRS in 2024 to develop crypto tax policies and lead the development of the new 1099-DA tax form.