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Why an AML 'Low Risk' Score Doesn't Guarantee a Wallet Is Clean

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A crypto wallet receiving a low-risk anti-money-laundering rating does not fully settle the question of its safety, the article argues. Such scores are built from varied inputs, including direct and indirect links to flagged addresses, sanctions attribution, and unusual transaction patterns, and different providers can reach different conclusions for the same wallet. Direct exposure to a suspicious address is generally treated differently from a distant, multi-hop connection, since the number of intermediaries, timing, and quality of attribution all shape what a warning means. Blockchain history can reveal useful patterns, but it does not identify an owner or prove criminal intent. Users are advised to check what triggered an assessment, the source and currency of the data, and what the screening tool actually covers.

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