FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns

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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.”…

Key facts

  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:46:53 UTC.

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  1. US Treasury Moves to Scrap Proposed Crypto Wallet, Mixer Surveillance Rules

  2. Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’

  3. Why a 4chan Bitcoin Prophecy Says Today Is the End of Crypto Winter

  4. FinCEN withdraws proposed crypto mixing rule over ‘legitimate activity’ concerns

  5. ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group

  6. Crypto PAC announces support for 32 House candidates in US midterms

  7. CFTC makes its biggest move yet to bring offshore crypto trading back to the US

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