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Travel Rule

Brendon LimKnowledge base

What is Travel Rule, and how does it affect you?

Table of contentsHow does the Travel Rule affect me?; Discovered funds that may belong to you; I sent my funds, but I don’t see them in my receiving wallet; Depositing and withdrawing to a third-party external wallet Introduced in June 2019 by global regulators, the Travel Rule is designed to prevent money laundering and terrorism […]

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Ben RobertsKnowledge base

Native vs smart contract deposits explained

When you deposit native gas tokens (e.g., ETH on Ethereum, AVAX on Avalanche, or HYPE on HyperLiquid) into your Independent Reserve account, the way you send it matters. Deposits using the native “transfer” function are automatically credited. Internal transfers or transfers using smart contracts may not automatically be credited to your account and may be unrecoverable. We recommend starting with a small test deposit to your Independent Reserve deposit address if you are unsure whether your sending platform’s transaction will be routed via a smart contract or not. If your deposit isn’t credited to your account within 24 hours, or you can see on the blockchain explorer that your transfer is in the “Internal transfers” tab, please contact us via the support screen of your account.