Transfers from personal crypto wallets should be reported to the US government

Policy debate over government reporting of transfers involving personally controlled crypto wallets. FinCEN’s withdrawn 2020 proposal concerned threshold-based reporting and recordkeeping by banks and money services businesses, rather than a current duty for every individual to report every transfer.

Crypto regulation

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

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Anti-money laundering in crypto

Rules that force crypto businesses to identify customers and report suspicious transactions, from KYC mandates and the Travel Rule to mixer enforcement.

331 claims·128 news stories

Crypto privacy

How private crypto transactions really are, spanning wallet KYC mandates, chain surveillance, privacy tools and prosecutions of privacy developers.

105 claims·126 news stories

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Crypto wallets

The most-used crypto wallets, catalogued on Geo by reported users and install base and grouped by wallet category.

16 claims·3 news stories

Self-custody

Holding crypto with your own keys instead of trusting an exchange or custodian, and the trade-off between full control and unforgiving responsibility.

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FinCEN wallet and mixer rule withdrawals

FinCEN filed notices on October 5, 2026 withdrawing its proposed unhosted-wallet reporting and international crypto-mixing rules. The withdrawals concern proposed requirements and do not repeal existing anti-money-laundering obligations.

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