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For behavior (activity, counterparties, flags) use the counterparty check.","address":"0x4baadba26c3c0bdef9e8faf173925d463aa53bb2","verdict":{"text":"Not listed","label":"not_listed","reason":"This exact address is not among the 124 EVM addresses OFAC has published."},"full_check":"https://api.chainward.ai/api/risk/x402?address=0x4baadba26c3c0bdef9e8faf173925d463aa53bb2","sanctioned":false},"success":true}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_WHjoZm-nRmnTUL-XbVDqv","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Checks whether a Base or BNB Chain EVM address appears on the US Treasury OFAC SDN digital currency sanctions list, returning a sanctioned/not-listed verdict for $0.01 USDC per call.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Before I send that USDC payment to 0x4baadba26c3c0bdef9e8faf173925d463aa53bb2, run a quick OFAC sanctions screen on it so I know it's not on the US Treasury blocked list.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-payment sanctions check for agent","prompt":"Before my agent sends payment to 0xAbc123...def456 on Base, run an OFAC sanctions screen on that address so we stay compliant."},{"title":"Compliance gate for DeFi protocol","prompt":"Our protocol needs to block sanctioned wallets — can you check if 0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678 appears on the OFAC SDN digital currency list?"},{"title":"Vendor wallet compliance verification","prompt":"We're onboarding a new vendor who gave us their Base wallet 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef — can you verify it's not sanctioned by OFAC before we add it to our payment system?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with a success flag and a data payload containing: the verdict object (text like 'Not listed', label like 'not_listed', and reason string), a boolean 'sanctioned' field, the queried address, metadata about the OFAC SDN list snapshot (name, source URL, address count, fetch date), a caveat/limit note clarifying that not-listed is not a clearance, and a URL to the full counterparty check for deeper analysis.","failureModes":["Invalid address format (not a 40-hex-char 0x address) returns a validation error without charge","Address not found in OFAC list returns not_listed verdict (not an error)","Stale snapshot: addresses added after the snapshot date are not covered","Network or upstream failure may return an error; failed checks are not charged","OFAC list only covers published EVM addresses — wallets associated with sanctioned parties but not directly listed are not detected"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, cheap ($0.01) OFAC-specific sanctions screen on a single EVM address before executing a payment on Base or BNB Chain. Prefer it over the full counterparty check when regulatory compliance (not behavioral risk) is the primary concern, or when cost per call matters at scale. It is the right first gate in a compliance pipeline — if the address passes, optionally escalate to the $0.05 full counterparty check for behavioral signals.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-18T00:31:02.908Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"chainward-api-ofac-sanctions-screen-for-evm-address-5aef5fa4"}