10/14/2026
FinCEN withdrew its crypto mixer rule on October 6, 2026. 👀
The same week, OFAC designated the A7 Network, a Russia-linked shadow banking operation that used crypto exchanges to disguise illicit payments as legitimate commercial activity.
That tension is the compliance story.
The withdrawal removes two proposed rules that were never final law. It does not remove the AML framework that already applied to crypto firms. SAR filing, BSA compliance, the Travel Rule, and OFAC sanctions screening are all unchanged.
FinCEN’s own withdrawal notice acknowledged that illicit actors continue to use mixers to frustrate law enforcement. The obligation to file a SAR on suspicious mixer activity did not go anywhere.
For institutions with EU operations, the picture is more complicated. The EU’s AML Regulation tightens crypto controls from July 2027 regardless of what FinCEN does domestically. The two jurisdictions are moving in opposite directions.
We broke down what changed, what didn’t, and what it means for your compliance program.
http://truthtechnologies.com/fincen-crypto-mixer-rule-withdrawal/