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Unless the service maintains a log of all the transactions, which I would imagine they would have to do to ensure that the BTC was properly transferred, and that the transaction has been properly executed.

So you're still just a subpoena away from it getting revealed.

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For all the reasons you mentioned the logs can be deleted after the process has been completed, if logging is necessary for that.

This isn't a trustworthy arrangement. It may be true for a short time that a company holds true to its promise to delete logs, but especially in the US the government can and does issue subpoenas that require companies to keep all logs, and also prevent them from disclosing that they have received such orders.

Mixing services can be anonymous, and their physical location or corresponding legal entities unknown.

As others have said though, the law could just require you to reveal to the authorities where you got your wealth from.

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