diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9435b29f..ff33c4eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
 members = [
-    "crates/solver-types",
-    "crates/solver-core",
-    "crates/solver-config",
-    "crates/solver-storage",
     "crates/solver-account",
+    "crates/solver-config",
+    "crates/solver-core",
     "crates/solver-delivery",
+    "crates/solver-demo",
     "crates/solver-discovery",
     "crates/solver-order",
-    "crates/solver-settlement",
     "crates/solver-pricing",
     "crates/solver-service",
-    "crates/solver-demo",
+    "crates/solver-settlement",
+    "crates/solver-storage",
+    "crates/solver-types",
 ]
 default-members = ["crates/solver-service", "crates/solver-demo"]
 
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 arc-swap = "1.7"
 async-stream = "0.3"
 async-trait = "0.1"
+
+# AWS dependencies (for KMS signer)
+# Minimum versions that fix CVE GHSA-g59m-gf8j-gjf5 (region validation flaw)
+aws-config = "1.8"
+aws-sdk-kms = "1.93"
 axum = "0.8.4"
 backoff = { version = "0.4", features = ["tokio"] }
 bytes = "1.8"
@@ -75,11 +80,6 @@ tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 uuid = { version = "1.10", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 validator = { version = "0.20", features = ["derive"] }
 
-# AWS dependencies (for KMS signer)
-# Minimum versions that fix CVE GHSA-g59m-gf8j-gjf5 (region validation flaw)
-aws-config = "1.8"
-aws-sdk-kms = "1.93"
-
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3
 lto = true
diff --git a/crates/solver-account/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-account/Cargo.toml
index 6c4afbe3..454341ee 100644
--- a/crates/solver-account/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-account/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+kms = ["alloy-signer-aws", "aws-config", "aws-sdk-kms"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-consensus = { workspace = true }
 alloy-network = { workspace = true }
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true }
 alloy-signer = { workspace = true }
+
+# KMS dependencies (optional)
+alloy-signer-aws = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 alloy-signer-local = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = "0.1"
+aws-config = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+aws-sdk-kms = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 hex = "0.4"
 mockall = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
@@ -18,15 +27,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 solver-types = { path = "../solver-types" }
 thiserror = "2.0.17"
 tokio = { workspace = true }
-
-# KMS dependencies (optional)
-alloy-signer-aws = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-aws-config = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-aws-sdk-kms = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
-kms = ["alloy-signer-aws", "aws-config", "aws-sdk-kms"]
+toml = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/solver-config/src/builders/config.rs b/crates/solver-config/src/builders/config.rs
index 365ef33e..dfe4f03e 100644
--- a/crates/solver-config/src/builders/config.rs
+++ b/crates/solver-config/src/builders/config.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ impl ConfigBuilder {
 				commission_bps: self.commission_bps,
 				rate_buffer_bps: self.rate_buffer_bps,
 				monitoring_timeout_seconds: self.monitoring_timeout_seconds,
+				deny_list: None,
 			},
 			networks: self.networks.unwrap_or_default(),
 			storage: StorageConfig {
diff --git a/crates/solver-config/src/lib.rs b/crates/solver-config/src/lib.rs
index c8ab5bd7..702326fb 100644
--- a/crates/solver-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/solver-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ pub struct SolverConfig {
 	/// Defaults to 28800 seconds (8 hours) if not specified.
 	#[serde(default = "default_monitoring_timeout_seconds")]
 	pub monitoring_timeout_seconds: u64,
+	/// Optional path to a JSON file containing denied Ethereum addresses.
+	/// The file must contain a JSON array of lowercase hex strings (e.g. ["0xabc...", ...]).
+	/// When set, any intent whose sender or recipient appears in the list is silently dropped.
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub deny_list: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Configuration for the storage backend.
diff --git a/crates/solver-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-core/Cargo.toml
index 54330ebb..ef118c5a 100644
--- a/crates/solver-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 alloy-signer-local = { workspace = true }
-mockall = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
+mockall = { workspace = true }
+solver-account = { path = "../solver-account", features = ["testing"] }
 # Add testing feature only for tests
 solver-delivery = { path = "../solver-delivery", features = ["testing"] }
-solver-storage = { path = "../solver-storage", features = ["testing"] }
 solver-order = { path = "../solver-order", features = ["testing"] }
-solver-account = { path = "../solver-account", features = ["testing"] }
+solver-pricing = { path = "../solver-pricing", features = ["testing"] }
 solver-settlement = { path = "../solver-settlement", features = ["testing"] }
-solver-pricing = { path = "../solver-pricing", features = ["testing"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+solver-storage = { path = "../solver-storage", features = ["testing"] }
diff --git a/crates/solver-core/src/engine/mod.rs b/crates/solver-core/src/engine/mod.rs
index 7f109654..42af1a92 100644
--- a/crates/solver-core/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/solver-core/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ impl SolverEngine {
 			token_manager.clone(),
 			cost_profit_service,
 			dynamic_config.clone(), // Pass dynamic config for hot-reload support
+			&static_config,         // Pass static config for deny list loading
 		));
 
 		let order_handler = Arc::new(OrderHandler::new(
diff --git a/crates/solver-core/src/handlers/intent.rs b/crates/solver-core/src/handlers/intent.rs
index 5424185e..25d51904 100644
--- a/crates/solver-core/src/handlers/intent.rs
+++ b/crates/solver-core/src/handlers/intent.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use solver_types::{
 	truncate_id, with_0x_prefix, Address, DiscoveryEvent, Eip7683OrderData, ExecutionDecision,
 	ExecutionParams, Intent, OrderEvent, SolverEvent, StorageKey,
 };
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ pub struct IntentHandler {
 	/// In-memory LRU cache for fast intent deduplication to prevent race conditions
 	/// Automatically evicts oldest entries when capacity is exceeded
 	processed_intents: Arc<RwLock<LruCache<String, ()>>>,
+	/// Denied Ethereum addresses (lowercase hex with 0x prefix).
+	/// Loaded once at startup from `config.solver.deny_list` if set.
+	denied_addresses: HashSet<String>,
 }
 
 impl IntentHandler {
@@ -71,7 +75,12 @@ impl IntentHandler {
 		token_manager: Arc<TokenManager>,
 		cost_profit_service: Arc<CostProfitService>,
 		dynamic_config: Arc<RwLock<Config>>,
+		static_config: &Config,
 	) -> Self {
+		let denied_addresses = Self::load_deny_list(static_config.solver.deny_list.as_deref());
+		if denied_addresses.is_empty() {
+			tracing::warn!("Deny List could not be loaded. Enforcement is DISABLED!");
+		}
 		Self {
 			order_service,
 			storage,
@@ -85,6 +94,40 @@ impl IntentHandler {
 			processed_intents: Arc::new(RwLock::new(LruCache::new(
 				NonZeroUsize::new(10000).unwrap(),
 			))),
+			denied_addresses,
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Load denied addresses from a JSON file.
+	///
+	/// Returns an empty set if no path is configured, the file is missing,
+	/// or the file cannot be parsed. All addresses are stored in lowercase.
+	fn load_deny_list(path: Option<&str>) -> HashSet<String> {
+		let path = match path {
+			Some(p) if !p.is_empty() => p,
+			_ => return HashSet::new(),
+		};
+		match std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
+			Ok(content) => match serde_json::from_str::<Vec<String>>(&content) {
+				Ok(addrs) => {
+					let set: HashSet<String> =
+						addrs.into_iter().map(|a| a.to_lowercase()).collect();
+					tracing::info!(
+						path = %path,
+						count = %set.len(),
+						"Deny list was found"
+					);
+					set
+				},
+				Err(e) => {
+					tracing::warn!(path = %path, error = %e, "Failed to parse deny list");
+					HashSet::new()
+				},
+			},
+			Err(e) => {
+				tracing::warn!(path = %path, error = %e, "Failed to read deny list");
+				HashSet::new()
+			},
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -130,6 +173,51 @@ impl IntentHandler {
 			return Ok(());
 		}
 
+		// Deny list check — runs before storing to avoid polluting the dedup cache
+		// with addresses that will always be rejected.
+		if !self.denied_addresses.is_empty() {
+			if let Ok(order_data) = serde_json::from_value::<Eip7683OrderData>(intent.data.clone())
+			{
+				// Check the order sender (user field).
+				let user_addr = order_data.user.to_lowercase();
+				if self.denied_addresses.contains(&user_addr) {
+					tracing::warn!(
+						intent_id = %intent.id,
+						address = %user_addr,
+						"Intent rejected: sender is on deny list"
+					);
+					self.event_bus
+						.publish(SolverEvent::Discovery(DiscoveryEvent::IntentRejected {
+							intent_id: intent.id,
+							reason: "Sender address is on deny list".to_string(),
+						}))
+						.ok();
+					return Ok(());
+				}
+				// Check every output recipient.
+				for output in &order_data.outputs {
+					// recipient is bytes32; the Ethereum address occupies the last 20 bytes.
+					let addr_bytes = &output.recipient[12..];
+					let hex_str: String = addr_bytes.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect();
+					let recipient_addr = format!("0x{hex_str}");
+					if self.denied_addresses.contains(&recipient_addr) {
+						tracing::warn!(
+							intent_id = %intent.id,
+							address = %recipient_addr,
+							"Intent rejected: recipient is on deny list"
+						);
+						self.event_bus
+							.publish(SolverEvent::Discovery(DiscoveryEvent::IntentRejected {
+								intent_id: intent.id,
+								reason: "Recipient address is on deny list".to_string(),
+							}))
+							.ok();
+						return Ok(());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Store intent immediately to prevent race conditions with duplicate discovery
 		// This claims the intent ID slot before we start the potentially slow validation process
 		self.storage
@@ -402,8 +490,9 @@ mod tests {
 		Address(vec![0xab; 20])
 	}
 
-	fn create_test_config() -> Arc<RwLock<Config>> {
-		Arc::new(RwLock::new(ConfigBuilder::new().build()))
+	fn create_test_config() -> (Arc<RwLock<Config>>, Config) {
+		let config = ConfigBuilder::new().build();
+		(Arc::new(RwLock::new(config.clone())), config)
 	}
 
 	fn create_mock_cost_profit_service() -> Arc<CostProfitService> {
@@ -619,7 +708,7 @@ mod tests {
 			))),
 		));
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let handler = IntentHandler::new(
 			order_service,
@@ -631,6 +720,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -670,7 +760,7 @@ mod tests {
 			))),
 		));
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let handler = IntentHandler::new(
 			order_service,
@@ -682,6 +772,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -738,7 +829,7 @@ mod tests {
 				MockAccountInterface::new(),
 			))),
 		));
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
 
@@ -752,6 +843,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -829,7 +921,7 @@ mod tests {
 				MockAccountInterface::new(),
 			))),
 		));
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
 
@@ -843,6 +935,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -920,7 +1013,7 @@ mod tests {
 				MockAccountInterface::new(),
 			))),
 		));
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
 
@@ -934,6 +1027,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -971,7 +1065,7 @@ mod tests {
 				MockAccountInterface::new(),
 			))),
 		));
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		let cost_profit_service = create_mock_cost_profit_service();
 
@@ -985,6 +1079,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		let result = handler.handle(intent).await;
@@ -1060,7 +1155,7 @@ mod tests {
 				MockAccountInterface::new(),
 			))),
 		));
-		let config = create_test_config();
+		let (config, static_config) = create_test_config();
 
 		// Subscribe to events before creating handler
 		let mut receiver = event_bus.subscribe();
@@ -1077,6 +1172,7 @@ mod tests {
 			token_manager,
 			cost_profit_service,
 			config,
+			&static_config,
 		);
 
 		// Handle intent and check events
diff --git a/crates/solver-delivery/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-delivery/Cargo.toml
index f6438c81..80e53957 100644
--- a/crates/solver-delivery/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-delivery/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-consensus = { workspace = true }
 alloy-network = { workspace = true }
@@ -27,6 +30,3 @@ solver-types = { path = "../solver-types" }
 thiserror = "2.0.17"
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
-
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/solver-demo/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-demo/Cargo.toml
index 0a39f60e..c1bfdc64 100644
--- a/crates/solver-demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3"
-wiremock = "0.5"
 tokio-test = "0.4"
+wiremock = "0.5"
diff --git a/crates/solver-order/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-order/Cargo.toml
index bd88f8c2..e3d40e07 100644
--- a/crates/solver-order/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-order/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-dyn-abi = { workspace = true }
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true }
@@ -19,8 +22,5 @@ thiserror = "2.0"
 tracing = "0.1"
 uuid = { version = "1.8", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/solver-pricing/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-pricing/Cargo.toml
index bda58bea..8dc75e17 100644
--- a/crates/solver-pricing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-pricing/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = "0.1.73"
@@ -16,7 +19,3 @@ solver-types = { path = "../solver-types" }
 thiserror = "2.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["sync", "time"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
-
-
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/solver-service/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-service/Cargo.toml
index a4119c02..84ac40b5 100644
--- a/crates/solver-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 name = "solver"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
+[features]
+default = []
+kms = ["solver-account/kms"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["std", "serde"] }
 alloy-signer = { workspace = true }
@@ -54,17 +58,13 @@ tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.0", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 
-[features]
-default = []
-kms = ["solver-account/kms"]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 alloy-signer-local = { workspace = true }
 mockall = { workspace = true }
+serial_test = "3"
+solver-delivery = { path = "../solver-delivery", features = ["testing"] }
 solver-settlement = { path = "../solver-settlement", features = ["testing"] }
 solver-storage = { path = "../solver-storage", features = ["testing"] }
-solver-delivery = { path = "../solver-delivery", features = ["testing"] }
-serial_test = "3"
 tempfile = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 wiremock = "0.5"
diff --git a/crates/solver-service/src/config_merge.rs b/crates/solver-service/src/config_merge.rs
index 8ebf5d53..2d635675 100644
--- a/crates/solver-service/src/config_merge.rs
+++ b/crates/solver-service/src/config_merge.rs
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ pub fn build_runtime_config(operator_config: &OperatorConfig) -> Result<Config,
 			commission_bps: operator_config.solver.commission_bps,
 			rate_buffer_bps: operator_config.solver.rate_buffer_bps,
 			monitoring_timeout_seconds: operator_config.solver.monitoring_timeout_seconds,
+			deny_list: None,
 		},
 		networks,
 		storage: build_storage_config_from_operator(&operator_config.solver_id),
diff --git a/crates/solver-settlement/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-settlement/Cargo.toml
index 781b335c..3fff1afc 100644
--- a/crates/solver-settlement/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-settlement/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
 alloy-primitives = { workspace = true }
 alloy-provider = { workspace = true }
@@ -22,6 +25,3 @@ solver-types = { path = "../solver-types" }
 thiserror = "2.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
-
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
diff --git a/crates/solver-storage/Cargo.toml b/crates/solver-storage/Cargo.toml
index c1ca9243..1d7648b3 100644
--- a/crates/solver-storage/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/solver-storage/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -24,11 +27,8 @@ tokio = { version = "1.0", features = [
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
 
-[features]
-testing = ["mockall"]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = { workspace = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
+rust_decimal = { workspace = true }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
-rust_decimal = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file