FinCEN withdraws two digital-asset proposals
On 5 October 2026, U.S. FinCEN announced withdrawal of two proposed regulatory measures concerning certain unhosted-wallet transactions and international convertible virtual-currency mixing. Withdrawal notices appeared in the U.S. Federal Register on 6 October. This withdraws proposals, not all AML obligations.
What does it mean?
On 5 October 2026, U.S. FinCEN announced withdrawal of two proposed regulatory measures concerning certain unhosted-wallet transactions and international convertible virtual-currency mixing. Withdrawal notices appeared in the U.S. Federal Register on 6 October. This withdraws proposals, not all AML obligations.
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Federal Register: CVC mixing withdrawal
The 6 October notice withdraws the 2023 international CVC-mixing finding and proposed rule. It says FinCEN will continue monitoring mixers for indications of money laundering, terrorist financing or other illicit finance.
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Why it matters
FinCEN says monitoring for illicit mixing continues. Check the jurisdiction, notice and date: these withdrawals do not establish blanket legality or automatically change a wallet report, its evidence or an AML4Tracker score.
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