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Merkle Science

Merkle Science is a blockchain analytics and predictive crypto risk platform that helps virtual asset businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies detect fraud, monitor transactions, and stay compliant with AML, KYC, and CFT regulations across 10,000+ crypto assets. Its product suite includes Compass (transaction and wallet monitoring), Tracker (forensic investigation and fund tracing), KYBB / Know Your Blockchain Business (counterparty due diligence and risk intelligence), Onchain Pulse (ecosystem monitoring and token risk scoring), and Institute (compliance training and certification). The public KYBB API exposes off-chain VASP due-diligence data — KYC/AML posture, supported coins and FIAT, permitted activities, regulatory alerts, licensing and legal-entity records, and jurisdictional restrictions. Merkle Science is backed by 500 Global.

Merkle Science publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: VASP Entities API. Tagged areas include Company, Blockchain Analytics, Cryptocurrency, Compliance, and AML.

Merkle Science’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, authentication, engineering blog, support, sandbox, and 19 more developer resources.

40.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
1 APIs
CompanyBlockchain AnalyticsCryptocurrencyComplianceAMLKYCRiskFraud DetectionDue DiligenceRegTech

Kin Score

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Create-or-Update Ergonomics does not apply to this provider. The published contracts declare no write operations, and a read-only API cannot create-or-update. The facet is excluded from this provider's denominator entirely — not scored zero. A reference or data API is not deficient for being unable to upsert.
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Merkle Science VASP Entities API

Query and retrieve off-chain VASP due-diligence entities.

Open Collections 2

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Merkle Science Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Merkle Science Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Merkle Science Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: merkle-science
name: Merkle Science
description: Merkle Science is a blockchain analytics and predictive crypto risk platform that helps virtual asset businesses,
  financial institutions, and government agencies detect fraud, monitor transactions, and stay compliant with AML, KYC, and
  CFT regulations across 10,000+ crypto assets. Its product suite includes Compass (transaction and wallet monitoring), Tracker
  (forensic investigation and fund tracing), KYBB / Know Your Blockchain Business (counterparty due diligence and risk intelligence),
  Onchain Pulse (ecosystem monitoring and token risk scoring), and Institute (compliance training and certification). The
  public KYBB API exposes off-chain VASP due-diligence data — KYC/AML posture, supported coins and FIAT, permitted activities,
  regulatory alerts, licensing and legal-entity records, and jurisdictional restrictions. Merkle Science is backed by 500
  Global.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/merkle-science/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 16
  pass: local-v1
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  - sandbox
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
image: https://www.merklescience.com/
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Company
- Blockchain Analytics
- Cryptocurrency
- Compliance
- AML
- KYC
- Risk
- Fraud Detection
- Due Diligence
- RegTech
apis:
- aid: merkle-science:merkle-science-vasp-entities-api
  name: Merkle Science VASP Entities API
  description: Query and retrieve off-chain VASP due-diligence entities.
  humanURL: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/reference/introduction
  baseURL: https://api.kybb.app.merklescience.com/api/v1
  tags:
  - VASP Entities
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/merkle-science-vasp-entities-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/docs/kybb-introduction
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/reference/introduction
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/reference/authentication
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/merkle-science-kybb-overlay.yaml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/merkle-science-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://trust.merklescience.com/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/merkle-science-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://merklescience.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/docs/kybb-introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/reference/introduction
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://kybb.docs.merklescience.com/reference/authentication
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/merkle-science-authentication.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.merklescience.com/
- type: Support
  url: mailto:support@merklescience.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/merklescience
- type: Login
  url: https://kybb.app.merklescience.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.merklescience.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.merklescience.com/privacy-policy
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/merkle-science-llms.txt
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/merkle-science-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/merkle-science-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/merkle-science-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/merkle-science-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/merkle-science-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/merkle-science-sandbox.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/merkle-science-data-model.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/merkle-science-well-known.yml

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