Direct answer
Record-retention claims around mixer-related topics should be read as statements needing source, scope, and date context. A public claim about what records exist, are retained, or are unavailable does not by itself prove privacy, legal status, compliance posture, or attribution. The safer reading asks who made the claim and what evidence supports it.
Claim map
| Claim type | Treatment |
|---|---|
| Retention statement | A claim about records, policies, or availability |
| Source policy | A source-described practice that still needs scope |
| Official record | Public agency, court, or regulatory material |
| Unknown | A gap that should stay labeled instead of inferred |
| Legal conclusion | Outside this site's informational role |
What it does not establish
Record-retention language does not establish a privacy outcome, personal legal status, sanctions position, attribution result, or compliance quality. Those conclusions require facts outside a general public summary.
Source-note standard
- Name the source and date.
- State whether the claim is first-party, official, analytic, or commentary.
- Explain what the source can support.
- Mark missing facts directly.
Reader checklist
- Who is making the record claim?
- Is the claim about policy, practice, or evidence?
- Does the page explain what remains unknown?
- Is legal or compliance reliance avoided?
Source notes
These sources support public context and terminology. They do not turn this page into legal, financial, sanctions, or compliance advice.
- FinCEN guidance on certain business models involving convertible virtual currency - Used only to understand regulatory categories, not to give legal advice.
- FinCEN advisory on illicit activity involving convertible virtual currency - Risk-context source for typologies and compliance-sensitive language.
- FATF Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Assets and VASPs - Context for VASP, AML/CFT, travel rule, and risk-based terminology.
- OFAC sanctions compliance guidance for the virtual currency industry - Sanctions compliance context and conservative wording boundary.