Coinbase, Consensys, others critique US Treasury’s proposed bulk reporting for mixer transactions
Coinbase, Consensys, and Paradigm are urging the U.S. Treasury to reconsider its proposed reporting requirements for crypto mixer transactions, citing a lack of specificity and concerns over resource allocation. In a comment to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Jan. 22, Coinbase stated that regulated platforms already comply with existing rules for recordkeeping and reporting of suspicious activities and illicit crypto mixing. The firm is particularly critical of the proposal’s requirement for crypto platforms to report all crypto mixing activities, including those serving legitimate purposes. Coinbase contends that this broad approach would lead to inefficient use of resources and unnecessary bulk reporting of non-suspicious transactions. Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, shared his thoughts in a Jan. 22 thread on X, emphasizing the need for more targeted measures. He believes a data dump without a monetary threshold ...