THE MONEY LAYER

Who controls the pipelines.

550
INSTITUTIONS LISTED
36
CARRY A GRADE
68
SOURCED ACTIONS
47
CUT-OFFS ON RECORD
5
PIPELINES TRACKED
GRADED BY PIPELINE

The five pipelines

Each pipeline's grade is the average of its institutions' verified records.

SOURCED · ON RECORD

Deplatforming ledger

Verified incidents only. Reports without a primary source stay in the queue.

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The merchant-code fight, explained

The quietest front in the whole fight is four digits long. Here's what a merchant category code is, what changed, and why it matters.

What an MCC is

A merchant category code (MCC) tags what a business sells. In 2023 a new code for firearm retailers was approved.

The change

Card networks can now flag, and processors can act on, transactions specifically because a business sells firearms.

Why it matters

It turns lawful purchases into a trackable, blockable category. Deplatforming without a single law passed.

Where it stands

Several states have restricted or banned its use; others mandate it. Watch which processors adopt it, and how.

■ STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Got dropped? Here's who's open.

Top-graded institutions per pipeline, verified to serve lawful firearm businesses.

HOSTING & ADS
No B-or-better record yet. 90 listed, none with a sourced action in their favour so far.
SHIPPING & LOGISTICS
No B-or-better record yet. 46 listed, none with a sourced action in their favour so far.

Has a bank or processor dropped you?

Or taken you on when others would not? Both belong on the record. Send it with a source.

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