Coindegraph reported that due to recent actions taken by US regulatory agencies against Metamask creator Consensys and cryptocurrency mixer Samourai wallet, Acinq's Bitcoin wallet Phoenix and Wasabi wallet (zkSNACKs) have decided to stop serving US customers. Both companies are concerned about whether self-hosted wallet providers are considered legitimate currency service businesses. Acinq has requested that Phoenix wallet users deplete their funds and adapt to the changes by May 2nd.
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Coindegraph reported that due to recent actions taken by US regulatory agencies against Metamask creator Consensys and cryptocurrency mixer Samourai wallet, Acinq's Bitcoin wallet Phoenix and Wasabi wallet (zkSNACKs) have decided to stop serving US customers. Both companies are concerned about whether self-hosted wallet providers are considered legitimate currency service businesses. Acinq has requested that Phoenix wallet users deplete their funds and adapt to the changes by May 2nd.