Bazaar Exchange Exchange with weak or absent KYC
cluster bazaar-ex · Russia
· 2 known address(es)
· BTC, ETH
Intrinsic severity6of 10
Default bandmedium
Attributionmoderate0.75 confidence
On-chain partyoperator
Attribution quality
| Level | moderate |
| Source | synthetic |
| Basis | corroborated open-source intelligence |
Operator versus beneficiary
| Custody model | custodial |
| On-chain party | operator |
| Beneficiary on-chain | no |
Known addresses
3pwWqgMDqXzDD7eM...0x060deacd219b77...
Service risk profile
AML posture21of 100, poor
KYC strictnessweak
from $10,000
LicenceunlicensedMiCA not authorised
Jurisdiction risk7of 10
Effectively unsupervised; treat as a laundering route, not an endpoint.
Regulatory file
| Legal name | Bazaar Exchange |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Incorporated in | Russia (RU) |
| Operational hubs | CW, PA, RU |
| Regulator | no identified regulator |
| Licence reference | none |
| Licence evidence | none |
| FATF grey list | no |
| Offshore secrecy | no |
Controls
| Custody model | custodial |
| KYC rigour | weak |
| Transaction monitoring | absent |
| Sanctions screening | no |
| Travel Rule | absent |
| Source-of-funds checks | no |
Posture deductions
| Finding | Points |
|---|---|
| No licence or registration in any supervisory regime | -30 |
| Identity checks are partial or easily circumvented | -18 |
| Customers and counterparties are not screened against sanctions lists | -15 |
| Not authorised under MiCA despite operating in scope of it | -8 |
| Source of funds is not evidenced for large deposits | -8 |