In Conversation With Brian Nelson

Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) – the U.S. Treasury Department's wealth laundering watchdog – announced a connection to statement crypto mixers arsenic a "primary wealth laundering" concern, a determination that alarmed a wide swath of the crypto industry. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson addressed this determination and much astatine CoinDesk's Consensus 2024 past period successful Austin, Texas connected stage. The pursuing transcript has been lightly edited (and the bulk of my questions person been slimmed down to their gist).