Checking a company or platform

• I have a company or website nameCheck it against the registerSearch the official register and see what that firm is actually licensed to do — and whether it may lawfully do it for someone in your country.328 authorised firms→
• I have a wallet addressCheck it against the recordChecked against freezes, blacklists and sanctions listings, in your browser. Three answers only: found, not found in our sources, or insufficient evidence.12,273 addresses→
• I'm not sure where to startWork it out in four questionsWhere you are, what you were offered, who holds the money, and whose regulator covers it — narrowed to the firms permitted to do that thing for you.4 questions→

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What a clean result does and does not mean

Nothing here tells you a firm is safe, and no page on this site ever will. A scam’s deposit address is generated fresh and is unlabelled by definition, so a clean result is the normal state of affairs while the harm is happening. That is why there is no score and no rating anywhere: at the exact moment a number would matter most, it would be wrong.

What we can tell you is what the official record holds — what a regulator has authorised, what a court has filed, what a chain has frozen — and where our sources stop. If we cannot evidence something, the page says so rather than guessing. Our editorial standards set out how that is decided.

If it has already happened

This branch is for checking before you commit. If money has already gone, start here instead — the first hour matters, and the steps are in order.