AML stands for Anti-Money Laundering. AML risk is a score assigned to a crypto address or transaction to assess how likely the funds are linked to illicit activity.
The higher the score (from 0 to 100), the higher the вероятность that the funds are considered “tainted” — connected to hacks, scams, mixers, darknet activity, or sanctioned entities.
👉 How it works:
👉 Risk scale:
👉 Why it matters:
Most exchanges and swap services perform AML checks. If the risk is high, funds can be frozen, and accounts may be restricted or blocked.
Even if a user did nothing wrong, the assets may carry risk from previous transactions (e.g. via P2P).
👉 How to check an address:
Many of these services offer Telegram bots — just send the address and receive a report.