Question 1

What is AML in crypto?

Accepted Answer

AML (Anti-Money Laundering) is a set of regulations to prevent using crypto for money laundering and terrorism financing. Exchanges check the origin of funds.

Question 2

Why check a wallet address?

Accepted Answer

Before receiving crypto from unknown senders, check the address. If it's linked to scams, sanctions, or darknet activity, an exchange may freeze your deposit.

Question 3

How is the risk score calculated?

Accepted Answer

We check the address against 18 risk factors: sanctions, phishing, mixers, darknet, theft and more. Each factor has a weight based on severity. The final score ranges from 0 (maximum risk) to 100 (clean address).

Question 4

Which blockchains are supported?

Accepted Answer

12 major blockchains are supported: Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Optimism, zkSync Era, Scroll, Linea, Solana and Tron.

Question 5

How to check a wallet for dirty crypto for free?

Accepted Answer

Paste the wallet address in the field and click Check address. Our tool scans the address for free against GoPlus Security (18 risk factors) and Chainalysis (OFAC sanctions). You get a score from 0 to 100 and a list of detected risks in seconds.

Question 6

Do you store wallet addresses?

Accepted Answer

No. We do not store, log, or share wallet addresses with third parties. The request goes directly to GoPlus Security and Chainalysis, the result is shown to you and stored nowhere.

Question 7

What are the 18 risk factors checked?

Accepted Answer

OFAC sanctions, Cybercrime, Money laundering, Darkweb transactions, Theft/hacking, Financial crime, Blackmail/extortion, Malicious contracts, Phishing, Mixer usage, Honeypot, Fake KYC, Malicious mining, Blacklist suspicion, Fake interface, Fake token, Gas abuse, Reinitialization risk. Each factor is weighted from 2 to 10 points based on severity.

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