# Merkle Science

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/merkle-science/  
**Website:** https://merklescience.com  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 43.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 43.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 61.5 |
| Governance | 16.7 |
| Contract Governance | 16.7 |
| Operational Transparency | 2.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 47.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 43.4 |
| Access Clarity | 43.4 |

## Agent readiness — 41.1 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **Merkle Science VASP Entities API** — Query and retrieve off-chain VASP due-diligence entities.

## MCP servers (1)

- **Merkle Science MCP Server**

## Security (3)

- **Merkle Science Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Merkle Science Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC
- **Merkle Science Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

## Tags

Company, Blockchain Analytics, Cryptocurrency, Compliance, AML, KYC, Risk, Fraud Detection, Due Diligence, RegTech

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/merkle-science/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.