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title: "The crypto privacy rule Trump’s Treasury proposed, and Trump’s Treasury buried"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/the-crypto-privacy-rule-trumps-treasury-proposed-and-trumps-treasury-buried/
date: 2026-10-18
modified: 2026-10-18
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "On Dec. 18, 2020, with Christmas a week away and Donald Trump preparing to leave the White House, Steven Mnuchin's Treasury Department announced a plan that would require crypto exchanges and other financial institutions to collect more information about transactions involving wallets people controlled themselves. The public was given just 15 days to comment, with… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox"
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
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---

# The crypto privacy rule Trump’s Treasury proposed, and Trump’s Treasury buried

On Dec. 18, 2020, with Christmas a week away and Donald Trump preparing to leave the White House, Steven Mnuchin's Treasury Department announced a plan that would require crypto exchanges and other financial institutions to collect more information about transactions involving wallets people controlled themselves. The public was given just 15 days to comment, with…

[Read the full story on CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/the-crypto-privacy-rule-trumps-treasury-proposed-and-trumps-treasury-buried/)

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