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Treasury Reframes Crypto Mixer Privacy
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Executive Summary
Treasury says crypto mixers can protect lawful privacy on public blockchains while pressing Congress for stronger anti laundering controls
- Treasury said lawful users may use mixers for financial privacy on public blockchains
- The report still warns that mixers are used in laundering chains by DPRK linked hackers
- Treasury cited at least 2.8 billion in DPRK crypto thefts from Jan 2024 to Sep 2025
- It found over 37.4 billion in stablecoin bridge withdrawals since May 2020
- About 1.6 billion from mixing services flowed into bridges in the same period
- Treasury urged a digital asset hold law to let firms freeze suspicious assets briefly
- It also proposed clearer AML CFT duties for DeFi actors and a Section 311 digital asset measure
Quick Facts
- What: A report said mixers can serve lawful privacy
- Where: Public blockchains and the US regulatory system
- Why: To balance privacy rights with anti money laundering enforcement
- Who: US Treasury Department and Congress
- When: Submitted in 2025 with March 2026 follow on
Coverage Timeline: 8 Days
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U.S. Treasury regulators present a balanced privacy and crime enforcement approach to crypto mixers in a March report to Congress in Washington.
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