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OFAC vs EU vs UK: Which Sanctions List Actually Flags Your Wallet?
OFAC, the UK, and the EU run three separate sanctions regimes on three different clocks. Here is what each list actually flags and why checking one is not enough.
Stablecoins · 2026-07-20 · 5 min readFATF Says Criminals Are Building Stablecoins No One Can Freeze
FATF's July 2026 review names a typology regulators had not flagged before: criminal networks issuing their own stablecoins, engineered with no freeze function at all.
Stablecoins · 2026-07-19 · 5 min readGENIUS Act's Deadline Came and Went. Your Stablecoin Didn't Notice.
Six federal agencies missed the GENIUS Act's one-year rulemaking deadline. Here is what actually changes for a stablecoin holder, and what does not.
What Is · 2026-07-17 · 6 min readWhat Happens If Your Wallet Touched a $292M Hacked Bridge?
Your wallet can get flagged over a bridge hack without ever using the bridge. The $292M KelpDAO exploit shows how indirect, hop-based exposure actually works.
p2p trading · 2026-07-16 · 6 min readHow 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.
OFAC · 2026-07-16 · 3 min readOFAC Adds 4 New Crypto Addresses Tied to Iran's Central Bank
OFAC added four Tron-based addresses tied to Iran's central bank to the SDN list on July 16, 2026, bringing Plastron's tracked sanctions dataset to 938 addresses across chains.
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.