A Bitcoin AML check tells you whether a BTC address is declined by the databases exchanges screen deposits against: Binance AML, AMLBot, PureFi, and TRM Labs. All common formats work: bc1…, 1…, and 3…. The report has one Bitcoin row, and the network is asked 10 times in a row.
The check is free and needs no sign-up. It judges the address, not a single transaction, and on Bitcoin that difference matters more than on other networks.
By the Is Flagged? editorial team · updated October 4, 2026
bc1qxrd0xhmhkl7mgggyqqwy2sf84c8wm9cef60xh7
Address is flagged in AML databases
A transfer to this address will most likely be rejected.
| Network | 10 attempts | Tally | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bitcoin | 9/10 | DECLINED |
The combined answer from Binance AML, AMLBot, PureFi, and TRM Labs at the moment of the check. No reasons, no scores.
Bitcoin has picked up several address formats over the years. Wallets still hand out different ones, and every one of them is checked the same way.
| Format | Starts with | Where you’ll see it |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy | 1… | older wallets and some exchanges |
| P2SH | 3… | multisig and nested SegWit |
| Native SegWit | bc1q… | most modern wallets |
| Taproot | bc1p… | newer wallets |
You don’t pick the network; it’s detected from the address. Extended public keys (xpub) and Lightning invoices aren’t accepted: the check needs a regular on-chain address.
Bitcoin has no account balance in the usual sense. Each transaction spends specific outputs of earlier transactions, so you can follow the coins many steps back. Analytics databases trace that path and judge where the money came from.
Wallets usually issue a new address for every incoming payment. A fresh address may carry no flags even though the coins on it came from a dubious source. When a deposit arrives, the exchange looks at the incoming transaction and its history.
Bitcoin has a sore spot of its own: outputs of mixers and of joint transactions such as CoinJoin. Some databases and exchanges treat them with suspicion.
If you’re receiving bitcoin, check the sender’s address: its history tells you whether an exchange deposit will raise questions. Ask the other party for the address they’ll send from, and check it before the deal.
If you’re the one sending, check the recipient’s address. A transfer to a flagged address can get stuck at the recipient’s exchange, and a Bitcoin transaction can’t be reversed.
Check your own address before a large deposit if strangers have sent money to it. If a deposit is already frozen, the AML freeze page covers what to do next.
The exchange screens the incoming transaction and the path of the coins, not just the receiving address. Check the address the money came from: the flag is most likely there.
No. The check needs a regular on-chain address: bc1…, 1…, or 3….
No. A blockchain explorer shows the balance and transactions. The check answers one question only: do the AML databases exchanges rely on decline this address?