Skip to main content
Sign in
← avoid.net

Verify a decision

Every moderation decision on AVOID.NET is anchored to the Solana blockchain. You don't have to trust us — you can verify cryptographically that we committed to a verdict at a specific moment and have not rewritten it.

How verification works

  1. We commit. When a moderator accepts/rejects a submission, we serialize the decision into deterministic UTF-8 bytes (payload_canonical_string), hash it with SHA-256, encode the digest as base58, and write it to Solana inside an SPL Memo v2 transaction.
  2. We store the bytes. The exact bytes we hashed are stored alongside the decision in our database. Anyone can read them and recompute the hash in any language.
  3. You compare three values. Database hash, your independently-recomputed hash, and the hash inside the on-chain memo. If all three match, the decision is authentic and timestamped.
The on-chain memo format is AVOID.NET|v1|h:<b58-sha256>|d:<id>|t:<iso>

Find a signature on any investigation page's decision log, or run python -m src.verify_decision --signature <sig> for a CLI check.

Decision
review · BitMEX
View on Solana ↗
Sequence
#4
Score
38 → 38 (0)
Cluster
mainnet-beta
Slot
426514583
Off-chain at
2026-06-14T23:16:03.683Z
Anchored at
—
Block time
—

Independent verification

1. Database (off-chain)
9mdovrzdSvqYhv55YMkrYighLH4Q8iXAqjqexLdgoE5g
2. Recomputed (your browser)
computing…
3. On-chain (Solana memo)
fetching…
Canonical bytes hashed (1836 chars)
{"actor":"reviewer","decided_at":"2026-06-14T23:16:03.627Z","decision":"review","investigation_id":"1876f965-9dbe-4c95-8793-73c5838efe98","new_score":38,"page_slug":"bitmex","prev_score":38,"reason":"Blue-chip calibration review (Prompt A). Verdict: over-penalized. Page content is treated as accurate; the trust_score band is miscalibrated. BitMEX is a legitimate derivatives exchange whose negative history stems entirely from willful AML/BSA compliance failures (2014–2020), not fraud, a Ponzi scheme, or misappropriation of customer funds. The CFTC, FinCEN, and DOJ charges all specifically targeted the failure to implement KYC/AML programs and operating without CFTC registration while knowingly serving US customers. Penalties totaled over $210M across civil and criminal proceedings. All criminal convictions were pardoned by President Trump on March 28, 2025. Since 2020, BitMEX overhauled compliance, introduced mandatory KYC, publishes biweekly Proof of Reserves, and reduced measurable on-chain risk exposure by 88%. The exchange continues to operate in 2026 with no outstanding enforcement actions or unresolved material legal matters. Under the band semantics, 20–49 WARNING is reserved for elevated fraud/loss risk or unresolved severe incidents; with convictions pardoned, no customer fund losses, and a materially improved compliance posture, the 50–69 CAUTIONARY band is more appropriate — the compliance failures and their severity remain meaningful caveats but the entity is operating legitimately with resolved legal history. A score of 56 reflects serious historical regulatory violations (not trivial) while distinguishing BitMEX from entities with active fraud exposure.","score_delta":0,"sequence_num":4,"submission_content_hash":null,"submission_id":null,"submission_kind":null,"submission_valence":null,"v":1}