Swan Bitcoin might lose all banking access
Swan Bitcoin is warning users to not withdraw directly to Wasabi or Samourai wallets, two of the most popular bitcoin mixing services. For at least the third time, Swan customers are having problems with banking access. Specifically, Swan Bitcoin co-founder Yan Pritzker recently admitted that “some of the banks and qualified custodians that Swan works with have been freezing or terminating accounts.” An email from Swan claims that these suspensions affect customers who deposit or withdraw bitcoin with a bitcoin mixing service. We're negotiating with the banks, working on a lawsuit alongside MANY friends vs. FinCEN if needed, and in the meantime just don't withdraw straight to Wasabi or Samourai unless you want a bank to *maybe* ask one of our settlement partners to freeze your account. See you on the… — Cory Klippsten | Swan.com #Bitcoin (@coryklippsten) November 13, 2023 Banks are asking settlement partners to freeze some Swan Bitcoin customers’ accounts. Pritzker’...