Cryptocurrency forensics for theft and scam victims

Forensics built for the courtroom.

We trace stolen crypto and write the evidence report your lawyer or law enforcement needs to act.

No upfront recovery feesNo recovery guarantees
Forensic Tracing Report
EXCERPT · §4 FLOW OF FUNDS
Matter
Illustrative sample, not a real matter
Asset
USDT (TRC-20)
Loss
184,200 USDT
Hops traced
11 · 3 exchange deposits identified
VictimTM…4e2aThief walletTQ…91bfSplit 1/361,400Split 2/361,400Split 3/361,400UnhosteddormantExchange AdepositExchange Bdeposit
Fig. 4.1 — Red: identified custodial deposit, subject to subpoena or freeze request by counsel.
Hash-sealed · SHA-256 of all source data appendedp. 9 of 31

We produce the forensic evidence. Your counsel or law enforcement acts on it.

Reports are written to be read by a lawyer, a compliance officer, or a judge, and verified by any examiner they choose.

How it works

Four steps, start to finish.

Once the report is delivered, we stay available to explain it, update it, and testify to it.

  1. 01

    Intake

    You send what you have: hashes, addresses, dates, screenshots. An examiner reviews it and replies within two business days with a tier, a price, and an honest view of whether a report will help.

    Free · 2 business days
  2. 02

    Trace

    We follow the funds hop by hop across chains, bridges, and mixers, attributing endpoint addresses to exchanges or services and logging every query we make.

    Ours · 1–3 weeks
  3. 03

    Report

    You receive a hash-sealed report with flow-of-funds diagrams, attribution evidence, confidence levels, and a chain-of-custody log. Written for a reader who has never heard the word "blockchain."

    Ours · delivered as PDF + source data
  4. 04

    Counsel acts

    Counsel or law enforcement uses the report to request a freeze, seek a disclosure order, or file a complaint. We stay available to clarify, update, or give sworn testimony.

    With your counsel · we support throughout
Methodology

What makes a report hold up in court

A blockchain explorer screenshot is not evidence. A report is admissible when the method is documented, repeatable by another examiner, and every step from your wallet to the final address is accounted for. This is how we work.

Tracing and attribution

We follow funds through every hop, not just the first exchange deposit. Where funds are split, bridged, or swapped we document each branch and the heuristic used to connect it.

  • Multi-chain: UTXO, EVM, XRPL, Tron, Solana
  • Commercial attribution data cross-checked against open sources
  • Clustering heuristics named and justified per step

Chain of custody

Every piece of data in the report has a recorded origin, timestamp, and hash. A second examiner can reproduce the trace from the appendix alone.

  • SHA-256 of every source file and node response
  • Tooling and database versions recorded
  • Examiner log of every query, with timestamps

Court-ready standard

Reports are written to the form expert declarations take in civil freeze and disclosure proceedings. Confidence is stated per finding; nothing is overstated.

  • Findings separated from opinion
  • Limitations section in every report
  • Examiner available for declaration or testimony
Every report contains
A fixed table of contents, so your lawyer knows exactly where to look.
  1. Examiner qualifications and declaration
  2. Scope and sources of data
  3. Incident summary (your account, verified on-chain)
  4. Flow-of-funds analysis with diagrams
  5. Attribution of endpoint addresses
  6. Chain-of-custody log
  7. Limitations and confidence levels
  8. Appendix: raw transaction data, hashes, tooling versions
The honest number
7.7%

Of the $1.5 billion lost to crypto hacks and frauds in 2024, Immunefi found that only 7.7% was recovered. Source: Immunefi, Crypto Losses in 2024

Most cases end at a report, not a recovery. We say so before you pay us.

Report only
The most common result. Funds have reached an unreachable endpoint, or the legal cost of pursuit exceeds the loss. You have a document for insurance, tax, and law enforcement purposes, and a clear answer.
Freeze or disclosure
Funds identified at a cooperative exchange. Counsel uses the report to request a freeze or a court order compelling the exchange to disclose the account holder. This is where cases become winnable.
Partial recovery
Rare, slow, and almost always partial. Typically follows a freeze, a civil judgment, or a criminal forfeiture. Measured in months to years, not weeks.

We tell you what the trace shows, including when it shows a dead end.

Pricing

Two ways to pay. Neither is an upfront “recovery fee.”

Fixed fee buys a report. Success fee costs nothing unless funds come back. The intake call that places your case in a tier is free, and we'll tell you if we think a report won't help.

TIER 1

Direct trace

$1,800

One asset, one chain, funds reach an exchange or dormant wallet within a handful of hops.

  • Flow-of-funds report
  • Attribution of endpoints
  • Exhibit package for counsel
Delivered in ~2 weeks
TIER 2

Multi-chain

$4,500

Bridges, swaps, or multiple chains. Several branches to follow and document.

  • Everything in Tier 1
  • Bridge and DEX transaction analysis
  • One update after delivery
Delivered in ~3 weeks
TIER 3

Complex

from $9,000

Mixers, OTC desks, many victims, or losses above $500k where litigation is likely.

  • Everything in Tier 2
  • Sworn declaration prepared
  • Examiner testimony (billed hourly)
Scoped at intake

Paid in two halves: 50% to open the file, 50% on delivery. If the first 48 hours of tracing show nothing actionable, we stop and refund the balance. Price is fixed at intake and does not change.

Questions people ask at 2am

Straight answers

No. We are forensic examiners. Our report is written so that your lawyer, a prosecutor, or an exchange compliance team can act on it, and we work alongside counsel throughout.

Intake

Tell us what happened.

An examiner reads every intake and replies within two business days with an honest view: whether a report is likely to help, which tier it falls in, and what it would cost. No payment is requested at this stage.

Before you send anything:
Share public data only: hashes, addresses, screenshots. We never need your seed phrase or private keys.
Prefer email? intake@tracewright.io
Sent encrypted in transit. See how we handle it in our privacy notice.