Cryptocurrency & digital assets
OFAC screening for cryptocurrency platforms
Screen the names behind your accounts and counterparties against 14 sanctions and export-control lists, and check wallet addresses against the ones published on the lists. We do not trace funds on-chain.
- Marisol OrtegaNew account · KYC approved No match
- Withdrawal addressExact match to an address on the OFAC SDN list Match
- accounts-october.csv412 account holders uploaded 1 to review
Cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, and DeFi platforms are US persons and OFAC applies to them in full. OFACScreen screens the names behind the accounts: your KYC'd users, their counterparties, and the entities behind institutional accounts, against all 14 lists. OFAC also publishes wallet addresses on the SDN List, and a search for one of those exact addresses returns the listed entry. We do not trace funds on-chain, so if you settle on-chain, pair OFACScreen with an address-level blockchain analytics tool.
How cryptocurrency & digital assets use OFACScreen
User onboarding
Screen new users at KYC/registration against OFAC sanctions lists before enabling trading or deposits.
Transaction screening
Screen counterparties and beneficial owners for fiat on/off ramp transactions.
Ongoing monitoring
Save your users and they are screened again every day, with an email when one of them matches.
API integration
Integrate OFAC screening into your platform's compliance workflow via our REST API.
What OFAC asks of cryptocurrency & digital assets
A true match starts a ten business day clock
On a confirmed match you block the property and file a report with OFAC within 10 business days, under 31 CFR 501.603.
Being a protocol has not worked as a defense
OFAC designated Tornado Cash in August 2022. The Fifth Circuit ruled in late 2024 that OFAC had exceeded its statutory authority, and Treasury delisted the protocol in March 2025. Roman Semenov, a co-founder designated separately in 2023, is still on the SDN List.
Names and addresses are two different screens
A user can pass a clean name check and still send funds from a sanctioned wallet, and a wallet can look clean while the person behind it is designated under a fresh alias. OFACScreen matches names and the exact wallet addresses on the lists. It does not trace funds on-chain, so pair it with on-chain analytics if you settle on-chain.
Screen the people and the addresses
Check account holders by name and withdrawal addresses against the ones on the lists. 14 days free, no card.
OFAC screening for every industry
- Banks & credit unions Account holders and wire parties
- FinTech & payments Users, merchants and payees
- Insurance Policyholders, claimants and beneficiaries
- Auto dealers Buyers in every sale and financing
- Mortgage & lending Borrowers and co-signers
- Real estate & title Every party to a closing
- Gaming & casinos Players and high-value payouts
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