FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns
The bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.”
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What happened
The bureau under the US Treasury said it was withdrawing two proposed rules on unhosted wallets and crypto mixers ”as part of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory agenda.”
Reported details
- FinCEN is withdrawing a proposal that would’ve designated crypto mixing a “primary money laundering concern” under the PATRIOT Act.
- TL;DR: FinCEN formally withdrew its 2023 proposal targeting crypto mixers under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act. The agency simultaneously rescinded the 2020 draft rule requiring identity verification for transactions involving self-custodial wallets exceeding $3,000. Existing compliance obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) remain fully in force for exchanges and regulated financial institutions. … Read more
Why this matters
FinCEN lands in the regulatory track rather than the market-structure track: the open question for tokenized-asset desks is which rule text follows, and whether it changes who may issue, hold, or redeem a tokenized instrument. Nothing about eligibility, custody, or settlement changes until a dated rule says so.
Evidence boundary
The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.
What to verify
Before acting on FinCEN, read the dated rule text itself rather than a summary of it, and note which agency wrote it and whether the comment period is still open.
Sources and editorial check time
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Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fincen-crypto-mixing-rule-legitimate-activity
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The Block RSS: https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-05-fincen-drops-crypto-mixing-rule-self-hosted-wallet-proposal-417690
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Crypto Economy RWA: https://crypto-economy.com/u-s-treasury-drops-crypto-mixing-rule-over-chilling-effect-concerns/
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Editorial source check time: 2026-10-05T21:01:23.590Z
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