Inside the GL Risk Score: How We Calculate 0–100 Risk
A deep dive into the algorithm behind GL Score, its risk bands, and how compliance teams should read the number.
The GL Score is a 0–100 number that summarises the risk of a given address or transaction. Green (low), yellow (medium), and red (high) bands map to actionable thresholds compliance teams can wire into policy.
The algorithm evaluates every incoming source of funds, weights each source by its own risk category (darknet, sanctioned, mixing, fraud, exchange-hot-wallet, and so on), and produces a composite score that reflects both magnitude and concentration of exposure.
Because the model is transparent, teams can trace exactly which sources moved a score into the red band — critical evidence when escalating a decision to freeze, block, or file a suspicious activity report.