OFAC Tool Searches Names and Exact Crypto Addresses, Not Full Identity Checks

The distinction matters because crypto compliance often treats a sanctions-list lookup as a clean bill of health, and this tool explicitly isn't that. Exact-address matching also means the burden falls on firms and counterparties to resolve identity and exposure themselves, not on a search box. The open question is whether the industry's compliance workflows adapt to that gap, or keep leaning on screen results as a proxy for clearance.