Disclaimer

01Nature of this service

TraceByte is published by an independent compliance practitioner for educational and informational purposes. The free address-screening tool produces a risk indication based on public on-chain data and public sanctions lists. The score and category labels are heuristics intended to support, not replace, human due diligence.

No retainer, lawyer–client relationship, or advisory engagement is created by your use of this website, the KYT tool, or the downloadable templates. Engagement begins only after a written agreement is exchanged via the Advisory channel.

02No legal or compliance advice

Statements on this site about AUSTRAC, ASIC, FATF, OFAC, the AML/CTF Act, the Corporations Act, the Digital Asset Platform framework, or any other regulatory regime are general information. They do not take into account your business, your customer base, your transaction profile, or your jurisdictional footprint.

Specifically, the KYT tool output is not:

• A substitute for the customer due diligence (CDD) you are required to perform under Part 2 of the AML/CTF Act
• A determinative finding that an address is or is not associated with money laundering, terrorism financing, or sanctioned conduct
• A basis for filing a Suspicious Matter Report (SMR) without independent human review by a designated MLRO
• A licensed sanctions screening service (compare: Refinitiv World-Check, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Chainalysis KYT, TRM Labs)
• Legal advice on whether your product requires AFSL, DCE registration, or Digital Asset Platform licensing

03Use of results

A "HIGH" rating from this tool means one or more public sources flagged the address. It does not mean a court has determined unlawful conduct. A "LOW" rating does not mean the address is safe — it means none of the data sources we query currently flag it. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

If you intend to use a TraceByte report as part of your internal AML/CTF program, you remain solely responsible for: (a) the decision to file or not file an SMR or TTR; (b) the decision to onboard, restrict, or terminate a customer; (c) cross-checking the result against your other internal and licensed external data sources; (d) the record-keeping period (7 years under AML/CTF Act s.107).

04No warranty

The tool and its output are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, TraceByte and its operator disclaim all warranties including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and non-infringement.

Upstream data providers (Etherscan, BscScan, Tronscan, CoinGecko, OFAC SDN list, etc.) may be unavailable, rate-limited, or temporarily incorrect. The tool may return partial results or no result during such incidents. Treat any single output as one of multiple inputs to your overall risk decision.

05Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither TraceByte nor its operator is liable for any loss, claim, regulatory penalty, business interruption, or damages — direct or indirect, consequential or incidental — arising from your use of, or reliance on, anything published on this site, including but not limited to the KYT tool output, the regulatory analysis, the downloadable templates, and the data hub resources.

Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits any liability that cannot be lawfully excluded under Australian Consumer Law.

06Jurisdiction

This site is operated from Australia. Content is written with reference to Australian regulators (AUSTRAC, ASIC, APRA, RBA) and Australian statute. The applicability of any material to your jurisdiction is your responsibility to verify with a locally licensed adviser.

07Get qualified advice for a real situation

If you are facing any of the following, stop relying on this site and engage qualified counsel:

• An AUSTRAC investigation, notice, or enforceable undertaking
• A frozen banking relationship, blocked debanking, or counterparty exposure
• A request from a regulator, law-enforcement agency, or court
• An imminent AFSL, DCE, VASP or Digital Asset Platform application
• A live or pending SMR with material legal exposure

For tailored advisory engagement with the operator of this site, see the contact form; engagement begins after a written scope of work is exchanged.