Cool. It's great that you guys finally decided to step out of the RU Local board and into the global platform.
What's your KYC/AML Policy? Just asking here since the site's default seems to be in Russian. I'm in mobile, and can't find a way to turn it into English.
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Regarding AML, everything is simple: we do not hold clients’ funds in case of AML flags.
Instead, we offer a fast and cost-effective exchange into clean, AML-free assets. Our developer is currently working on this
If I understood well your sentence, when a deposit is flagged as AML suspicions, you offer to exchange it with clean assets. This is even worse than blocking those funds.
This is a great news for everybodies having dirty money to use your service for clean assets. Are the authorities in Russia aware about this gtreat offer?
We perform AML checks using this bot — Getblock.net — and we also share the results with our clients for the safety and transparency of the transaction between the client and the exchange service
There are no needs to share with community the name of the bot you are using for AML chacks since it's only for interne management and user deposits are always safe whether they are AML flagged or not.
Thank you for your question — we appreciate the opportunity to clarify our approach.
Our service does not engage in or promote illegal activity, nor do we “legalize” unlawful funds. We use AML risk-assessment tools as part of a risk-based approach that is widely applied across the crypto industry. The key difference is that we do not freeze or hold clients’ funds. When a transaction is flagged as having an elevated risk level, the client is informed and offered available options. One of these options may involve an additional exchange procedure that requires more operational steps, time, and resources on our side. For this reason, such a procedure is subject to an increased service fee.
The client always makes the final decision on whether to proceed. We do not impose services or retain funds against the client’s will. Transparency, voluntary choice, and the safety of client assets are our top priorities. Our goal is to provide a client-oriented service where, instead of freezes and long investigations, users are offered clear conditions and predictable outcomes in advance.
If you have any further questions about how our service operates, we will be happy to provide additional clarification.
Once the deposit is AML flagged, the user can choose tge option to recieve clean funds besides paying higher fees.
This is a mixing service. Only mixers don't ask for the source of funds. It's even better than the mixing platforms where you send btc and recieve btc which can be traced by blockchain analysis tools. In your platform, the user can receive a completely clean funds in another different assets. I told you those are great news for many thiefs.
I don't blame you how you run your service as you don't offer a method to scam users. But you seems to be ignorant that mixing services aren't allowed to advertise in bitcointalk forum. I think i am not mistaken in my understanding of your concept and waiting for opinions from other members.
We would like to clarify that Darken is a currency exchange service, not a mixing service. As mentioned earlier, our platform does not launder funds and does not promote illegal activity. It seems there has been a misunderstanding. We operate as a regulated exchange service and work with exchange infrastructure. In the normal course of operations, clients receive exchanged assets without AML flags, since withdrawals are executed through exchange accounts. This is a standard practice for exchange services and does not constitute mixing.
When a transaction is flagged as higher risk, clients are informed in advance of the available options. In some cases, completing the exchange may require additional steps on our side and may involve a higher service fee. The final decision always remains with the client. We do not obscure the source of funds, do not mix user deposits, and do not provide anonymization services. Our goal is to offer clients a transparent, safe, and user-focused exchange process with clear conditions and without freezing funds.
We hope this clarifies the principles and operation of our service.
You still didn't answer my question and you keep repeating the same generic sentence that you are an exchange service and not a mixer. Either I misunderstood something or you are talking about something completely different. Please response about the sentences in bold; as an exchange service with exchanger infrastructure, and since you are a licensed service, when a deposit is AML flagged, what are the next steps and in particular what options do you gave to the user? Claiming that you are not a mixing service isn't enough to prove some of your features that sound exactly like a mixing service.
We have already provided a detailed explanation of how our service operates. It appears that you either did not read our response carefully or are deliberately ignoring the facts presented.
Let us clarify once again: Darken is an exchange service, not a mixing service. We operate using exchange infrastructure, which is why clients receive funds from exchange accounts. It is well known that exchanges do not send out AML-flagged transactions, and this standard practice has nothing to do with mixing or attempting to obscure the origin of funds.
If an incoming transaction is flagged as higher risk, we:
1-do not require the client to pass KYC,
2-do not freeze client funds,
3-inform the client in advance,
4-and provide a choice: either proceed with the exchange taking into account additional fees/costs, or request a refund.
The final decision always remains with the client.
We do not mix user deposits, do not hide the source of funds, and do not provide anonymization services. Our platform operates transparently and in line with standard exchange procedures.
It increasingly seems that instead of trying to understand how an exchange service works, you are attempting to portray our service in a misleading way or push for its removal from the forum. We have already given a clear and comprehensive explanation and expect any further discussion to be based on facts rather than assumptions.
