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Unhosted Wallets
R.I.P. Unhosted Wallet Rule
The 2020 FinCEN unhosted wallet proposal has arguably been dead for years, but now it's official.

Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix Leave the U.S.; What’s Next for Non-Custodial Crypto?
Following DOJ action against Samourai Wallet and a possible Metamask investigation, Wasabi Wallet and Phoenix are closing their U.S. offerings. Is non-custodial crypto under threat?

Warren’s Crypto Bill Is Likely Unconstitutional. It’s Also Unlikely to Pass
Democratic lawmakers signed on to sponsor the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. The bill is bad for crypto in the U.S., even if it never gets through Congress.

No AML Checks For Most Transfers To Unhosted Crypto Wallets, EU Policymakers Decide
A Wednesday meeting secured a final deal on anti-money laundering legislation for crypto transfers and largely overturned a proposal from the EU Parliament to impose laundering checks on all payments to private wallets.

Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rules Will Allow Innovation, US Treasury Official Vows
Storing crypto anonymously outside regulated venues lets people bypass sanctions and anti-money laundering checks, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said at Consensus 2022.

Lawmakers Want Unregulated Crypto Firms Out of the EU
Proposed anti-money laundering rules are up for a parliamentary committee vote on Thursday along with a separate provision seeking to end anonymous crypto transactions in the European Union.

Diem May Be Gone, but Its Legacy Lives On
It's still not yet time to lay this much plagued stablecoin project to rest.

The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back
A controversial proposed rule that would enforce know-your-customer (KYC) rules on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets may again be under consideration by the U.S. federal government, particularly in the Treasury Department’s semiannual agenda of regulations. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.
