Crypto Investigator

Crypto presents unique challenges that traditional AML systems weren't designed to handle: pseudonymous addresses rather than named accounts, cross-border value transfers that bypass correspondent banking, and rapidly evolving typologies like DeFi protocol abuse and chain-hopping. Institutions that treat crypto like a standard wire transfer miss the specific indicators that matter — mixing service usage, unhosted wallet exposure, and sanctions nexus through indirect transaction hops.

Anqa covers the full compliance spectrum for virtual asset service providers and institutions handling crypto customers:

• Customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence for digital asset customers
• Wallet address screening against sanctions lists
• Blockchain transaction monitoring and suspicious activity identification
• Travel rule compliance and counterparty information sharing
• Beneficial ownership verification for corporate crypto customers
• Regulatory reporting and audit trail generation

Yes. VASPs face a specific regulatory burden — FATF Recommendation 15, national VASP licensing regimes, and the Travel Rule — that requires specialised tooling. Anqa provides the KYC, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening infrastructure that VASPs need to meet these obligations, with particular focus on emerging market jurisdictions where VASP regulation is actively evolving.

Anqa's Crypto Investigator traces wallet addresses through multiple transaction hops, scores risk based on factors including mixing service exposure, sanctions adjacency, and unusual volume patterns, and maps network connections visually so investigators can see the full picture rather than a single transaction. Analysis results are exportable as investigation reports and integrate directly with case management for seamless SAR preparation.

Anqa currently provides full analysis for Bitcoin and Ethereum networks, including all ERC-20 tokens such as USDT and USDC. Solana, Polygon, and cross-chain correlation are on the development roadmap. If your institution handles a specific network not listed here, speak to us — expanding coverage for specific client needs is something we actively prioritise.

Anqa serves regulated financial institutions that accept crypto-using customers, as well as digital asset exchanges, payment platforms, and VASPs operating across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Our tools are priced for emerging market institutions — not the enterprise tier that excludes most of the businesses that need crypto compliance most.

Cross-border crypto flows require monitoring at the wallet level, not just at the account level. Anqa traces multi-hop transaction paths across jurisdictions, identifies when funds pass through high-risk exchanges or unhosted wallets, and flags Travel Rule obligations where they apply. Reporting outputs are designed for the goAML format used by financial intelligence units across our target markets.

Yes — and crypto sanctions screening is meaningfully different from name screening. A sanctioned entity may not appear directly in a transaction; the exposure can be one or two hops away. Anqa screens wallet addresses against current sanctions lists and traces indirect exposure through network connections, flagging cases where funds have passed through sanctioned addresses even if the customer's own wallet is clean.