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Simulator · Public preview · Course 3

AML Screening

Flag suspicious flows and document your reasoning.

20–30 minutes

Inside this simulator

Work a queue of inbound and outbound transfers and decide which ones stop. Each has counterparty attribution, exposure hops, jurisdiction, and sanctions-list proximity attached, and you have to separate genuine risk from noise without freezing every client who once used a mixer-adjacent service.

What you'll do

  • Triage transfers by counterparty attribution and exposure hop distance
  • Screen against sanctions and high-risk jurisdiction flags
  • Decide clear / escalate / block and write the rationale
  • Review false-positive and false-negative rates in the debrief

Skills you'll evidence

  • Reading blockchain-analytics attribution without over-reading it
  • Understanding indirect exposure and why hop distance matters
  • Writing an escalation note that survives an examiner's read

Who it's for

Advisors and compliance staff at RIAs that accept or facilitate digital-asset transfers and need working AML judgment.

Common questions

What counts as indirect sanctions exposure?
Funds that reached the client wallet through one or more intermediary addresses associated with a sanctioned entity or a high-risk service. Risk decays with hop distance and mixes with legitimate flow, which is exactly why a blanket 'any exposure blocks' rule produces unusable false-positive rates.
Does completing this replace a formal AML program?
No. It is a judgment exercise, not a compliance program. Your firm's written AML policy and its designated officer remain the operative controls.

Status: Coming soon.