Alpine Digital Exchange

Alpine Digital Exchange · Regulated exchange or VASP · alpine-digital · synthetic attribution

Minimal counterparty Well-supervised counterparty with no material findings.

Alpine Digital Exchange scores 1.4 of 10 (minimal risk) as a counterparty, driven mainly by jurisdictional risk (45.6% of the score). It is licensed in Switzerland, authorised by Switzerland financial supervisory authority, and applies strict identity checks. Operational footprint covers Switzerland, Lithuania, Seychelles.

Due-diligence pillars

Four pillars are scored 0-10 and combined with fixed weights (licensing 35%, jurisdiction 25%, kyc_aml 30%, operational 10%). The result is on the same 0-10 scale as a wallet score so the two can be compared, but it measures the counterparty's controls, not its transaction history.

Registration and licensing weight 35% 0.5 of 10 · 12.3% of score

Licensed by Switzerland financial supervisory authority. (+1.0)
The authorisation is verifiable against a strong supervisor's public register. (-0.5)

Jurisdictional risk weight 25% 2.6 of 10 · 45.6% of score

Incorporated in Switzerland, which carries a jurisdiction risk of 1 of 10 in this model. (+1.0)
Operates from Seychelles, a higher-risk jurisdiction than the one it is incorporated in. Where a service actually operates matters as much as where it is registered. (+1.6)

KYC and AML rigour weight 30% 1.0 of 10 · 21.1% of score

Identity is verified before any withdrawal, with enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers. (+1.0)

Operational integrity weight 10% 3.0 of 10 · 21.1% of score

Holds customer funds, so it is the party a Travel Rule request or a freeze order is served on. (0.0)
Only 2 address(es) are attributed to this entity, so its on-chain behaviour is barely observable and exposure to it may be under-counted. (+1.0)

Registration

Status	licensed
Regulator	Switzerland financial supervisory authority
Evidence	verified
Reference	CH-BB179093
MiCA	transitional

Jurisdiction

Incorporated in	Switzerland (CH)
Operational hubs	CH, LT, SC
FATF grey list	no
Offshore secrecy	no

KYC and AML

KYC rigour	strict
Withdrawal KYC threshold	$0
Transaction monitoring	mature
Travel Rule	ready
Sanctions screening	yes
Source-of-funds checks	yes

Operational integrity

Custody model	custodial
Founded	2023
Chains	ETH, BTC
Clustered addresses	2

The regulatory file is seeded, not sourced from a register. Licence references and dates are fabricated for demonstration and must never be relied on for a real onboarding decision.