Plastron Blog
Guides on wallet screening, AML and KYT risk, and exchange deposit safety.
How to Safely Buy Crypto Peer-to-Peer: A Buyer's Checklist
An 8-step checklist for P2P crypto buyers: use escrow, vet the seller, and screen the coins you receive before a tainted payment freezes your next exchange deposit.
AML · 2026-07-15 · 6 min readWhat Are the Three Stages of Money Laundering in Crypto?
The three stages of money laundering - placement, layering, and integration - work differently in crypto. Here is what each looks like on-chain and why layering is the stage that flags your wallet.
KYC · 2026-07-14 · 7 min readKYC vs KYT: What's the Difference in Crypto Compliance?
KYC and KYT sound interchangeable but answer different questions. Here is how identity verification and transaction screening differ, and when you need one, the other, or both.
Compliance · 2026-07-13 · 6 min readWhat Is a VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) and Why Does It Screen Your Wallet?
VASP means virtual asset service provider - the exchanges and custodians that must verify you and screen your wallet under AML rules. Here is what that means for your deposits.
Wallet Screening · 2026-07-12 · 6 min readWhat Does Darknet Market Exposure Mean on Your Wallet Risk Report?
A screening report can flag your wallet for darknet market exposure even if you never used one. Here is what the label means, how the taint reaches you, and what an exchange does about it.
AML · 2026-07-11 · 7 min readWhat Are the FATF Red Flag Indicators That Flag a Crypto Transaction?
Compliance tools do not flag a wallet at random. They watch for the same six red-flag categories the FATF published, and matching several at once is what triggers a review.
What Is · 2026-07-10 · 5 min readWhat Is Chainalysis and How Does It Track Your Crypto Wallet?
How Chainalysis turns public blockchain data into a labeled, scored profile of your wallet - and where its visibility actually ends.
cash out crypto · 2026-07-09 · 6 min readCashing Out Crypto: An AML Checklist to Avoid Exchange and Bank Freezes
A 7-step AML checklist for cashing out crypto: screen your own wallet and prepare a source-of-funds record before you sell, so a review clears fast instead of freezing your withdrawal.
AML · 2026-07-08 · 6 min readAddress Screening vs Transaction Monitoring: Which AML Control Do You Need?
Address screening and transaction monitoring solve different problems in crypto AML. Here is how they differ in scope, timing, and cost, and when you need one, the other, or both.
AML · 2026-07-08 · 8 min readAm I a Money Mule? How Crypto Job and Romance Scams Use Your Wallet
A fake crypto job or online partner asks you to receive and forward funds for a cut. That is the money-mule pattern. Here are the red flags, the legal risk, and how to check the coins before you move them.