Glossary > Know-your-address (KYA)

Know-your-address (KYA)

What is know-your-address (KYA)?

Know-your-address is a process that gathers data about cryptocurrency addresses. It assesses if they have links to fraudulent financial activities.

Similar to
know-your-transaction (KYT), KYA gathers data such as financial data, assesses the level of risk associated with a cryptocurrency address. Then, it ultimately identifies if a cryptocurrency address has connections with fraudulent activities.

Scorechain’s customers can generate KYA reports on any cryptocurrency address which will help them to assess and mitigate risks.