US Drops $250 Crypto Transfer Rule, Keeps $3K Threshold

US authorities have abandoned a proposal that would have lowered the reporting threshold for crypto transfers to $250, opting instead to keep the existing $3,000 level. The decision removes, at least for now, one of the more closely watched compliance questions hanging over digital-asset businesses.

The $250 figure had been floated as a way to bring smaller transactions into the same monitoring framework applied to larger ones. Industry participants argued that such a change would have added substantial operational cost without a clear benefit, while supporters framed it as a gap worth closing.

Separately, Pepeto is promoting a bridge designed to move assets across networks at no charge. The project describes the offering as a zero-cost bridge, positioning free interoperability as its selling point at a time when users are especially sensitive to fees.

Neither development settles the broader direction of US crypto policy. The retained $3,000 threshold keeps existing reporting expectations intact, and Pepeto's bridge will be judged on whether it delivers on its no-fee claim in practice.