Before depositing to Coinbase, screen your wallet for the sanctions, mixer and scam exposure its compliance system flags; Plastron runs an equivalent free check across seven EVM chains, with no signup and no custody.

Coinbase is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ, subject to US securities law, FinCEN registration, and money transmitter licenses in dozens of states. That regulatory exposure makes their compliance team exceptionally conservative. Coinbase has frozen customer funds, filed SARs with FinCEN, and terminated accounts over AML concerns more than any other major US exchange — by a significant margin. Their blockchain analytics infrastructure combines Chainalysis KYT and TRM Labs scanning, meaning deposits are cross-checked against multiple threat intelligence databases simultaneously. Coinbase also enforces travel rule requirements, meaning the source of large deposits is scrutinized in detail. If your wallet has interacted with a known mixer contract, received tokens from a phishing address, or has counterparties that appear on OFAC lists, Coinbase's systems will flag it. The investigation process that follows involves enhanced due diligence requests — bank statements, wallet ownership proof, and source-of-funds documentation. Running a Plastron scan before depositing lets you know exactly what they will see.