Pseudonymous risk
No name on the address
A wallet address doesn't say who owns it. Exposure to sanctioned or illicit addresses can sit a few hops back, out of sight of a simple list check.
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Cypher Knox — Lead AI Crypto Custody Architect
AI crypto AML screening with custody controls tracked
Cypher Knox — Lead AI Crypto Custody ArchitectCypher Knox is an AI agent for virtual asset firms. He screens blockchain transfers for AML risk, checks that travel rule information arrives with each transfer, and tracks the custody controls on your wallets and keys. Anything risky goes to your compliance team with the on-chain evidence attached. Your MLRO makes the call.
Cypher Knox
Withdrawal #VA-55107 screened
IllustrativeSent to analyst
AML risk 0.77 · high
Flag explained
“Two hops from a sanctioned address, beneficiary data missing.”
Job description
What Cypher Knox does Job description
Cypher Knox is a Lead AI Crypto Custody Architect. He sits beside your wallet infrastructure and compliance tools, screens transfers for AML risk, checks travel rule data and keeps a record of custody controls.
AI AGENT · TRUST AND IDENTITY SQUAD
CYPHER KNOX
Lead AI Crypto Custody Architect
REPORTS TO
Your MLRO or Head of Compliance
WORKS WITH
Your wallet platform, blockchain analytics provider and case management system
DEPLOYED
Shadow mode first, then the autonomy you set
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
01Screen incoming and outgoing transfers for exposure to sanctioned, high-risk or illicit addresses
02Check that originator and beneficiary information is present for transfers that need it
03Track key lifecycle events, such as creation, rotation, access and signing, against your custody policy
04Flag custody actions that break policy, such as a signing request outside approved roles
05Prepare cases for your analyst with the on-chain path and travel rule status attached
AUTONOMY MODEL
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Low risk
Can close clear transfers with a reason, if you allow it
Medium risk
Goes to an analyst by default
High risk
Always goes to an analyst
You set the threshold per rule.
Kill switch: Turn Cypher off at any time
Options
How the options compare
| CRITERIA | Analytics tool and manual review | Custody platform alerts | Cypher Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first results | Already in place | Already in place | Shadow mode on your live transfers |
| Who decides | Analyst | Platform rule, then your team | Analyst, inside risk bands you set |
| Travel rule checks | Separate tool and process | Not usually | Checked with each transfer |
| Custody evidence | Not covered | Platform logs | Key events checked against your policy |
| Why a transfer was flagged | Risk score from the tool | Rule ID | Plain-English reason with the on-chain path |
| Where it's weaker | Analyst time grows with volume | Sees the wallet, not the AML picture | Relies on your analytics provider's address data, and isn't a custody platform |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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For a virtual asset firm, it screens transfers for AML risk, checks travel rule data and tracks the controls around wallets and keys. Cypher Knox explains each flag with the on-chain path and routes cases by the risk bands your team sets. Your MLRO makes the call on anything that isn't clearly low risk.
Your team does. Cypher can close clear transfers with a recorded reason only where you allow it. Medium risk goes to an analyst by default and high risk always does. A kill switch turns Cypher off without touching your wallets.
No. He doesn't hold keys or move funds. He reads key and signing events from your custody system and checks them against your policy, so you have evidence of how custody is controlled.
No. Cypher uses your provider's address data and adds travel rule checks, custody evidence and case preparation on top.
Cypher screens your live transfers and opens cases, but nothing is held or closed. Your analysts keep working as they do today, and you compare Cypher's calls with theirs. You decide whether, and where, to switch on any autonomy afterwards.
Transfer and deposit records with addresses, amounts and timestamps, travel rule messages, and key management events from your custody system. Past analyst decisions help him learn what your team treats as acceptable risk.
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