📣 FinCEN's Crypto Proposals Challenge US Constitutional Principles

posted  8 Dec 2023
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Crypto enthusiast Preston Pysh has scrutinized the recent proposals by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) aimed at tracking all cryptocurrency transactions. He contends that these rules are in conflict with several US laws and the Constitution, and they do not align with the traditional scope of bank transfers.

Pysh references the Supreme Court case "Carpenter v. United States," where smartphone tracking was deemed a search, necessitating a proper warrant. He also notes that under the law, citizens are not obliged to report standard purchases.

As of now, ongoing consultations between civic leaders and FinCEN will extend until the end of January 2024. This period is intended for officials to collect the required information. However, the crypto community is already mounting significant resistance against these preliminary regulatory measures.