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Watch a wallet check, step by step

Watch what happens when you check a wallet. Hit ▸ run, try a different address from the buttons below, or click any step to see what it does in plain words. A real check usually takes under a minute — the animation here is faster so you can see the steps.

~/check.daoaml
idle
$check 0xd8dA6BF26964aF9D7eEd9e03E53415D37aA96045
or try:
# stream.log waiting
verdict.json pending…
— hit ▸ run to materialize the verdict —
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# for the curious

Three honest questions

The things most people ask before they trust the number we give back. Click to expand.

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How is the risk number calculated?

connections · sanctions · time
The math is on purpose simple. If the wallet itself is on a sanctions list, the score jumps straight to 80 or higher — nothing else matters. Otherwise: a connection to a bad wallet counts 100% if it's direct, 40% one step away, 15% two steps, 5% three steps. Beyond that, mostly noise. A connection to a mixer that happened years ago counts much less than one from last week. Every check shows you exactly which bits added up to the number — nothing hidden, you can read the breakdown.
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What kinds of risk do you look for?

47 labels, grouped by how serious
47 labels in total, grouped by how serious they are. The names match what exchanges and regulators have been using for years — easier for them to understand when you forward the report.
// critical · auto-high score
  • sanctioned address (OFAC, EU, UK, UN)
  • terrorist financing
  • child exploitation
// high · usually blocks the transfer
  • mixer or tumbler
  • privacy-coin swap
  • darknet market
  • ransomware payment
  • scam wallet
  • phishing trap
  • rug-pull
  • stolen funds
  • hacked funds
// medium · needs a closer look
  • unlicensed gambling
  • high-risk exchange
  • anonymous P2P trade
  • unverified private swap
  • shell company
  • flagged country
  • suspicious pattern
// low · just context, not a problem
  • an exchange (Binance, Coinbase, etc.)
  • a decentralised exchange
  • a custodian
  • a payment service
  • a merchant
  • a staking pool
  • a validator
  • a bridge between networks
  • a DeFi protocol
  • an NFT marketplace
  • a known person
  • a personal wallet
  • a DAO treasury
  • a smart contract
  • an airdrop wallet
  • a mining pool
  • a remittance service
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What happens to my saved report if your service shuts down?

the link stays valid forever
We save every check at a permanent link and write a small fingerprint of it onto the Ethereum blockchain once an hour. That means anyone — including you, the exchange you sent it to, or someone five years from now — can check that the report really came from us and hasn't been changed. Even if our company disappears tomorrow, every report we ever made will stay verifiable through the blockchain. The link you save outlives us.

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