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 18 more developer resources.

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50.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 55/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs 1 MCP Servers

CompanyBlockchain AnalyticsCryptocurrencyComplianceAMLKYCRiskFraud DetectionDue DiligenceRegTech

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 50.6/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 9.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 55/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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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.

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Login

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

MCPServer

AgentSkill

WellKnown

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conformance

DataModel

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

Compliance

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

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
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
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: 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: MCPServer
  url: mcp/merkle-science-mcp.yml
- 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