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AML glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms used across X2B AML Intel. Each definition reflects our honest posture — we describe coverage and confidence, never certify a wallet.
- AML
- Anti-Money Laundering — the controls and checks used to detect and prevent the movement of illicit funds.
- KYT
- Know Your Transaction — assessing the risk of a specific transaction or wallet from its on-chain behaviour and counterparties.
- Source of Funds
- An analysis of where a subject's incoming value originated, tracing inbound flow to services and exposure paths.
- Sanctions Exposure
- Whether, and how closely, a subject connects to sanctioned entities or addresses — reported with source and confidence, not as a legal finding.
- Wallet Risk Score
- A redacted risk band (LOW / CAUTION / HIGH_RISK / UNKNOWN) summarising exposure under available coverage — never a claim that a wallet is clean or safe.
- External Attribution
- Provider-backed labelling of an address as a known entity (exchange, service, sanctioned entity), attached with its source and confidence.
- Seed Label
- An initial provider-supplied label used as a starting point. A seed label alone is a lead for review — it is never treated as a confirmed verdict on its own.
- Needs Validation
- A finding that is plausible but not yet confirmed; it is surfaced for analyst review rather than asserted as fact.
- Unknown Risk
- The result when coverage is too thin to reach a conclusion. UNKNOWN is not an all-clear — it means we could not establish a verdict.
- Transaction Monitoring
- Ongoing observation of a subject's transactions to detect changes in risk band and raise alerts for review.
- Digital Asset Broker
- A regulated business that buys, sells, or exchanges digital assets for customers — a primary user of AML checks like these.
- On-ramp / Off-ramp
- The points where value moves between fiat and crypto (on-ramp: fiat → crypto; off-ramp: crypto → fiat) — key moments for AML screening.
- USDT / RUB
- USDT is a US-dollar-pegged stablecoin (heavily used on TRON); RUB is the Russian rouble. USDT↔RUB flows are a common focus for AML analysis.
For how these signals are produced and scoped, see the methodology. To see the terms in action, run a free check in the Explorer.