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It’s uncertain if prosecutors will attempt to retry the remaining two charges. They may not, given that this case has been politically unpopular among more ideological segments of Trump’s crypto base. However, the recent White House cryptocurrency working group report recommending expanding the Patriot Act to digital asset transactions may suggest that the administration intends to continue — or increase — crackdowns on crypto mixers and other privacy software.2 Recommendation • Congress should, consistent with how it has approached Fentanyl and Russian illicit finance, add a sixth special measure to Section 311 authorizing FinCEN to prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain “transmittals of funds” that are not tied to a correspondent banking relationship. This would enable Treasury to target foreign digital asset exchanges or digital asset transactions involving criminal or state actors—without regard to the nature of their illicit activity “Section 311” refers to section 311 of the Patriot Act (Working Group report, p. 117) Though this may be controversial among the ideologues, it’s not necessarily unpopular among Trump’s wealthiest crypto backers. Andreessen Horowitz endorsed extending the Patriot Act to digital assets in July.3
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It’s uncertain if prosecutors will attempt to retry the remaining two charges. They may not, given that this case has been politically unpopular among more ideological segments of Trump’s crypto base. However, the recent White House cryptocurrency working group report recommending expanding the Patriot Act to digital asset transactions may suggest that the administration intends to continue — or increase — crackdowns on crypto mixers and other privacy software.2 Recommendation • Congress should, consistent with how it has approached Fentanyl and Russian illicit finance, add a sixth special measure to Section 311 authorizing FinCEN to prohibit, or impose conditions upon, certain “transmittals of funds” that are not tied to a correspondent banking relationship. This would enable Treasury to target foreign digital asset exchanges or digital asset transactions involving criminal or state actors—without regard to the nature of their illicit activity “Section 311” refers to section 311 of the Patriot Act (Working Group report, p. 117) Though this may be controversial among the ideologues, it’s not necessarily unpopular among Trump’s wealthiest crypto backers. Andreessen Horowitz endorsed extending the Patriot Act to digital assets in July.3
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