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Does Splitting Crypto Into Smaller Deposits Avoid AML Detection?
Breaking a large transfer into many small deposits is structuring. It is illegal on its own, and blockchain analytics still trace the origin of the coins regardless of how you split them.
Sanctions · 2026-06-29 · 5 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Grinex, Garantex's Sanctioned Successor
Garantex rebranded as Grinex and kept laundering money behind the A7A5 token. Here is how to screen your wallet for exposure before an exchange does.
Sanctions · 2026-06-29 · 6 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to the Sanctioned Huione Group
The largest crypto-laundering network ever measured moved billions in USDT before it was sanctioned. Here is how to screen your wallet for Huione Group exposure.
Stolen Funds · 2026-06-28 · 6 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Pig-Butchering Scam Crypto
Laundered scam proceeds can reach a holder who never met the scammer. Here is how to screen your wallet for pig-butchering exposure before an exchange does.
Sanctions · 2026-06-28 · 6 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Terrorist-Financing Crypto
Donated or laundered funds can reach a holder who never knew the source. Here is how to screen your wallet for terrorist-financing exposure before an exchange does.
Sanctions · 2026-06-27 · 5 min readWhat Is the OFAC 50 Percent Rule and Does It Affect Your Crypto Wallet?
A clean list check can still miss blocked wallets. The OFAC 50 percent rule sanctions entire companies - and every address they control - without listing them.
Compliance · 2026-06-27 · 6 min readWhat Should I Do If My Wallet Address Was Reported on Chainabuse?
A Chainabuse listing is a public claim, not a conviction. Here is what it does to your risk score, why honest wallets get reported, and how to flag a false one.
AML · 2026-06-26 · 6 min readCan I Be Criminally Charged for Receiving Stolen Crypto I Didn't Know Was Stolen?
Criminal charges for receiving stolen crypto generally require knowledge, but you can still lose the funds. Here is how charge risk and civil recovery differ.
Compliance · 2026-06-26 · 6 min readWill Form 1099-DA Report My Crypto Wallet Transactions to the IRS in 2026?
The first Form 1099-DA arrives in 2026. It reports custodial exchange sales, not self-custody transfers or DeFi swaps - here is what the IRS actually sees.
Compliance · 2026-06-25 · 6 min readDo I Have to File Form 8300 When My Business Gets Over $10,000 in Crypto?
Crypto is treated as cash for the $10,000 Form 8300 rule, but the IRS paused digital-asset filing in 2024. Here is what businesses need to know.