Compliance & risk
Sanctions screening
Sanctions screening checks an address against lists such as OFAC’s SDN list of blocked addresses.
A direct or close link to a sanctioned address is the strongest AML flag and typically results in a hold rather than a quiet refund.
On Swap.bz
Applied by liquidity partners on deposits, as at every exchange.
Related terms
AML (Anti-Money Laundering)
AML screening is the automated analysis of a deposit’s on-chain history to detect links to sanctioned addresses, hacks, mixers or other high-risk sources.
Frozen funds / held order
A held order is a deposit paused by a liquidity provider’s AML screening pending review, verification or refund.
Mixer (tumbler)
A mixer pools coins from many users and returns different coins of equal value, obscuring the trail; it is legally risky and often sanctioned.
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