⚖️Compliance

Our primary goal at illumineX is to provide our users with a safe, confidential and compliant environment for performing cross-chain swaps. We are committed to safeguarding both our users, as well as the protocol itself, from fraudulent and illicit activities within the crypto space. All of this is made possible by our robust compliance framework.

Privacy is a fundamental right

Given the transparent nature of public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum, crypto users are accustomed to all transactions being publicly visible on the network. While this kind of transparency comes with many benefits, there are some obvious disadvantages for the individual user. Whether you are sending money to a friend, paying for goods or services with crypto, or simply moving your assets between wallets, there are many situations where you don’t want your entire balance and transaction history to be visible. By using illumineX, anyone can shield their swaps from public exposure, and break the public link between the source and destination address.

That being said, privacy does not mean full anonymity. By default, the user’s swaps on illumineX are completely private, meaning neither the public nor the illumineX foundation can see the data related to the swaps or link the source and destination addresses together. However, it is technically possible for the illumineX foundation to request the swap data on-chain, if required to do so by law. We will never request swap data for any transaction unless we are required by law to provide information to government and law enforcement agencies. Any request for swap data done by us must be submitted on-chain, meaning the request itself will be publicly visible, giving our users full assurance that we are never misusing this mechanism.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Policy

illumineX protects itself from involvement in any activity that may facilitate money laundering or other illicit activities by employing a robust AML policy. We use a two-pronged approach to achieve optimal results.

First, we have implemented proactive restrictions on specific wallet addresses both on the protocol web interface as well as in the smart contracts themselves. The restrictions are made on addresses that are included in governmental watch lists such as the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN”) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) within the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Second, we have a risk management system in place that utilizes on-chain analysis to actively monitor transactions for any suspicious activity. If a particular user or transaction is flagged as suspicious through our internal controls, we reserve the right to request additional information or block the associated wallets from using our web interface as we see fit in our sole discretion.

We are committed to being a legitimate and law-abiding DeFi protocol. To maintain this reputation, we strictly prohibit any individuals or business entities suspected of money laundering, fraudulent transactions, or other illegal activities from using illumineX.

By utilizing Sapphire, the Oasis privacy layer, and taking an innovative approach to fulfilling its compliance obligations, illumineX is the first decentralized protocol that can offer both private and compliant cross-chain swaps.

Law Enforcement Inquiries

Any requests or inquiries by law enforcement authorities can be sent to us at: [email protected]