U.S. Regulators Withdraw Proposed $250 Travel Rule and Crypto Provisions
(2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
U.S. financial regulators have officially withdrawn a proposed rule that would have lowered the travel rule threshold to $250 and included crypto-specific language. The plan, which had been under consideration for years, required financial institutions to collect and share sender and recipient information for transactions above the threshold. The withdrawal removes both the lower dollar threshold and the proposed cryptocurrency-related provisions.
WHY IT MATTERS
When you send money through a bank or money transfer service, there is a rule called the "travel rule" that requires the institution to attach identifying information — like your name and address — to the transfer so it "travels" with the money.
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- bitcoinmagazine.com
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