Who we are — and why you can trust us without 'guarantees'
In a niche where you've likely been burned once, the hardest question isn't 'what can you do' — it's 'who even are you?'. So don't take our trust on faith: everything below is something you can verify yourself.
What Onyx AML is
We're an independent blockchain-forensics and AML dispute-resolution practice for the CIS market (UA/RU/EN). We work keyless: every finding comes from open smart-contract and public-ledger data — no proprietary databases, no access to your keys. We are NOT a cryptocurrency, NOT an exchange, and NOT affiliated with the Onyx coin (Onyxcoin/XCN) or JP Morgan Onyx — a name coincidence, not a link.
Why trust us — 5 verifiable facts
We publish our own data, not just promises
Our Freeze Radar collects Tether blacklist events straight from the smart contracts (2,600+ events) — openly, with methodology. A service that hides its data can promise anything; we show it.
Our engine is tested against Tether itself
An independent backtest: from a random sample of addresses Tether froze, our engine flagged 23% on behavior alone — WITHOUT reading the blacklist. An honest coverage metric (not a 'prediction'), computed on our own data and refreshed weekly.
Every report carries a hash and dated sources
The forensic report carries the engine version, the as-of date of each dataset (OFAC/scam-DBs/labels) and a SHA-256 of its content. The same snapshot yields the same hash — findings are auditable, not 'trust us'.
We deliberately decline some cases
Sanctioned and knowingly illicit flows are declined — it's written plainly in our rules. A service that takes everything doesn't protect a bona-fide client; our filter is on your side.
We give no guarantees — and that's honest
The unblocking decision belongs to the exchange's compliance, not us. Anyone promising 'guaranteed recovery for an upfront fee' is a scammer, and we say so in every guide. We're accountable for the quality of forensics, dossiers and communication — what actually moves the decision.
How to tell us apart from 'recovery' scammers
- We never DM you first offering to 'recover your funds'.
- We never ask for an upfront fee 'for a guaranteed result' — payment is staged, after a free assessment.
- We never ask for your seed phrase, private keys or passwords — no legitimate service needs them.
- We tell you 'no' honestly when your situation can't be helped.
If anyone 'from Onyx' breaks these rules — it isn't us. The official contact is only from this site.
What we're honest about (our limits)
We don't have Chainalysis's proprietary clusters and we don't pretend to. Our attribution depth is smaller — but transparent: 2 hops + peel-chain tracing, sanctions oracles, blacklist, scam DBs, and our own graph that grows with every analysis. Our moat isn't a secret database — it's transparency plus our own CIS data the majors don't have (fresh P2P crowdsource, a live freeze corpus).
Start with a free assessment
Describe your situation — we'll return an honest answer: what's realistic, how long, what it costs. No obligation.
Free preliminary case assessment
Describe your situation — we will return an honest assessment: what is realistically possible, how long it takes and what it costs. No "guaranteed unlocks" — they do not exist; compliance decides.