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Run a VASP crypto risk check

You can run a VASP crypto risk check using on-chain data to evaluate the risk of financial crimes in cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, and other crypto asset businesses.

Information used to run this check

The following company profile information is required to run this check successfully:

  • Company name

  • Company number

  • Website

  • Country of incorporation

Optionally, filling in the Incorporation date field can also improve the match.

Run the check

To run the VASP crypto risk check:

  1. Go to a profile's VASP crypto risk task.

  2. Select the Company custom check. The check results are displayed on the task.

Possible VASP crypto risk check results

The following table explains the all possible different results from running a VASP crypto risk check.

Result

Explanation

Pass

The result is below the risk score threshold set in your smart policy.

Fail

The result is above the risk score threshold set in your smart policy.

If the result message asks you to provide additional company information, check that all the information used to run the check was filled. See the information used to run this check section of this topic for the complete list of the required and optional fields.

Partial

The result is below the risk score threshold set in your smart policy. However, not all the information was matched. Check that all the information used to run the check was filled. See information used to run this check section of this topic for the complete list of the required and optional fields.

Error

An error may occur due to the following circumstances:

  • More company information is needed to generate the risk score. Check that all the information used to run the check was filled. See information used to run this check section of this topic for the complete list of the required and optional fields.

  • No match was found. If you believe the company to be a virtual asset service provider (VASP), reach out to an Elliptic support representative.

  • Your Elliptic Discovery API key isn’t valid. Reach out to an Elliptic support representative to resolve this issue.

  • The Elliptic Discovery risk score threshold hasn’t been configured in your smart policy .

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