Think your small crypto trades go unnoticed? Think again.

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]And so the idea that if you just keep your transactions under a certain amount, it won't affect you is completely false. Now, transaction monitoring has been around for a long time, but what's changing is how they're doing it, how fast they're doing it, and how much information they have about your wallet. Basically, every crypto exchange operating in the US uses behavior-based monitoring AI systems, and has access to a bunch of data, data you don't even know about. In other words, your crypto activity is being tracked more closely now than ever, and every account and wallet address has a threat level assigned to it. As a result, your account could be frozen while the compliance teams investigate.

[00:00:36]And this is easily the most common reason crypto gets frozen. I've had my Coinbase account locked for more than a month, and to this day, I still have no idea why.