About ShieldScan
ShieldScan is the most advanced AML compliance platform built specifically for the Ethereum blockchain ecosystem. We combine deep on-chain analytics, real-time sanctions data, and enterprise-grade infrastructure to help institutions and individuals navigate compliance with confidence.
3+
Years of Operation
2.4M+
Wallets Analyzed
180+
Countries Served
99.8%
Uptime SLA
Our Mission
ShieldScan was founded on a single conviction: compliance shouldn't be a barrier to innovation. We believe that blockchain technology — and the Ethereum ecosystem specifically — can power the next generation of global finance, but only if participants have the tools to keep bad actors out. Our mission is to provide every exchange, DeFi protocol, payment platform, and individual wallet holder with the intelligence they need to transact safely and remain on the right side of financial regulation.
What We Do
ShieldScan delivers real-time AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYT (Know Your Transaction) screening for the Ethereum blockchain. Our platform ingests the full Ethereum transaction graph — every on-chain movement of ETH and ERC-20 tokens — and applies a multi-layered risk engine to assign risk scores to addresses and transactions. We flag exposure to sanctioned entities, darknet markets, mixers/tumblers, ransomware operators, and other high-risk counterparties, delivering results in under 500 ms via our REST API.
Our Technology
At the heart of ShieldScan is a continuously-updated graph database that models the Ethereum network as a directed, weighted graph of value flows. We combine graph traversal algorithms (up to 10 hops of indirect exposure) with a proprietary machine-learning classifier trained on labeled heuristics and investigator feedback. Our sanctions data is sourced from OFAC, UN Security Council lists, EU Consolidated List, and dozens of national-level watchlists, refreshed within minutes of publication. Cluster-level entity resolution links thousands of addresses to the same real-world actor.
Why ShieldScan
The Ethereum network processes millions of transactions daily, making it the preferred rail for stablecoin transfers and DeFi activity globally. This volume also attracts illicit flows. Existing AML tools were built for Bitcoin and fail to capture Ethereum-specific patterns: gas economics, multi-sig permissioned contracts, ERC-20 token fragmentation, and cross-chain bridge exposure. ShieldScan was built Ethereum-first, ensuring the highest accuracy for the ecosystem's unique architecture.
Our Team
Alexandra Chen
Chief Executive Officer
Former compliance director at a Tier-1 digital asset exchange with 12 years in financial crime prevention.
Marcus Reyes
Chief Technology Officer
Blockchain infrastructure architect who helped design on-chain analytics pipelines processing billions of transactions.
Nadia Volkova
Head of Compliance
Certified AML specialist (CAMS) with deep expertise in FATF recommendations and travel-rule implementation.
James Okafor
VP of Engineering
Distributed systems engineer focused on real-time graph analytics and adversarial pattern recognition.
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