Advanced blockchain forensics, on-chain transaction tracing, wallet clustering, mixer de-anonymization, and forensic evidence reporting — for victims, attorneys, compliance teams, and law enforcement.
Our blockchain forensics experts have helped hundreds of stolen crypto victims trace funds, build court-admissible evidence, and pursue recovery across 40+ chains.
BlockTrace Forensics is a blockchain forensics and stolen-crypto recovery firm serving victims, attorneys, compliance teams and law enforcement worldwide. We trace stolen Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 40+ chains through mixers, bridges and exchanges, then produce court-admissible evidence reports and support exchange freezes — with 24/7 emergency response and 90-minute triage.
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Our blockchain forensics experts have handled every variant of stolen crypto fraud. Below are the most common cases — and exactly how we trace and recover the funds.
Romance-initiated investment fraud where victims are fattened before slaughter. Funds typically routed via USDT TRC20 through multiple wallets to OTC desks in Southeast Asia.
Fraudulent yield platforms showing fake profits. Deposits are sent directly to scammer-controlled wallets and laundered through layered exchange accounts and bridges.
Relationship-based manipulation leading to crypto transfers. We trace the BTC/ETH through mixing services, cross-chain bridges, and peer-to-peer exchanges.
Smart contract exploits, malicious approval transactions, and clipboard hijackers. We identify the drainer contract, trace all drained assets, and map attacker wallet infrastructure.
Developer-executed exit scams: liquidity removal, hidden mint functions, and governance attacks. We trace the rug proceeds and identify deployer wallet patterns.
Fake automated trading platforms displaying fabricated profits. Deposits are pooled and withdrawn to OTC exchanges. We identify the withdrawal infrastructure and operator wallets.
Our blockchain forensics experts deploy industry-leading analytics alongside OSINT, wallet clustering, and mixer de-anonymization to trace stolen crypto — however it's been moved, across 40+ networks — and build the evidence needed for recovery.
Deep forensic tracing across Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRON, Solana, BNB Chain and cross-chain bridges. We follow every hop through mixers, bridges, and DEXes. Learn more →
End-to-end investigations: pig butchering, romance scams, fake investment platforms, wallet drainer malware, and phishing infrastructure mapping. Learn more →
We identify centralized exchange deposit addresses, wallet clusters, KYC-linked accounts, and suspicious withdrawal patterns to support freezing requests. Learn more →
Professionally documented blockchain evidence: transaction maps, wallet attribution, chain-of-custody records, and forensic screenshots for legal escalation. Learn more →
Supporting attorneys, compliance officers, cybercrime investigators, and regulatory bodies with blockchain evidence, expert consultation, and court testimony. Learn more →
Rapid 90-minute response for active compromises. We triage, freeze assets at exchanges, and initiate legal holds before funds can be cashed out. Learn more →
After losing crypto to fraud, victims are frequently targeted a second time by fake "recovery services" that promise guaranteed results. Understanding the difference could save you from losing even more.
You provide wallet addresses, transaction hashes, exchange receipts, scam communications, and any available evidence. Our team triages urgency and assigns an investigator within 90 minutes.
Using Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and proprietary OSINT tooling, our blockchain transaction tracing follows stolen assets across wallets, bridges, mixers, smart contracts, and exchanges — every hop.
We cluster related wallets using heuristics, behavioral patterns, and UTXO analysis. Our exchange intelligence identifies deposit endpoints, allowing KYC disclosure requests to be filed.
You receive a professional blockchain forensic report — court-admissible, with full transaction mapping, wallet attribution, visualized fund flow, and expert witness sign-off.
Our blockchain forensics specialists trace stolen cryptocurrency across every major Layer-1 and Layer-2 network in operation today. Whether your funds were moved through Bitcoin UTXO chains, Ethereum smart contracts, TRON-based USDT transfers, or Solana DeFi protocols — our on-chain intelligence infrastructure follows the money across wallets, bridges, mixers, and exchanges without losing the trail. Every network listed below is monitored in real time, with full transaction graph analysis and exchange-attribution capabilities.
Full on-chain tracing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, TRON, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and 20+ additional mainnet protocols. We apply UTXO cluster analysis on Bitcoin and account-model graph traversal on EVM chains to reconstruct the complete fund flow path from your wallet to an identifiable exit point.
Stolen funds increasingly move through Layer-2 networks and cross-chain bridges to obscure their origin. We trace across Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, and StarkNet, and follow cross-chain hops through Hop Protocol, Across, Wormhole, Stargate, and Multichain. Bridge-based obfuscation does not break our trace chain.
Privacy protocols and decentralized exchanges are the most common obfuscation layer in crypto fraud. We de-anonymize funds that passed through Tornado Cash, ChipMixer, Wasabi Wallet coinjoins, Railgun, and peel-chain laundering patterns. DEX swap trails on Uniswap, PancakeSwap, and dYdX are fully reconstructed, with OTC desk attribution where applicable.
Answer a few questions and our system will analyse your case factors — scam type, blockchain, timing, evidence — and produce a personalised traceability report.
Preliminary estimate only — actual traceability confirmed after full case review. Free consultation included.
"After losing $214,000 USDT through a fake investment platform, this forensic team traced the movement of our funds through 23 wallets and identified exchange deposit endpoints within 3 days. Their blockchain evidence report was detailed enough for our attorneys to file a legal hold at Binance."
"Our company treasury MetaMask was drained through a malicious approval. BlockTrace mapped the stolen ETH and ERC-20s across 7 wallets on Ethereum and BNB Chain within hours — delivered a complete evidence package for our legal team and coordinated with exchanges directly."
"The investigation revealed how the scammers moved Bitcoin through Wasabi mixers and peer-to-peer exchanges before cashing out at Kraken. Their OSINT findings helped our lawyer file an emergency freeze order. I never thought tracing would be this thorough."
"We lost $480,000 to a fake trading platform. BlockTrace traced funds across Ethereum, TRON, and Polygon — mapping 47 intermediate wallets and linking them to 6 centralized exchange accounts. The forensic documentation they produced was used directly in our court filing."
"I sent over $160,000 USDT through what I thought was a legitimate crypto trading group. BlockTrace traced every transaction in under 48 hours, produced exchange subpoena evidence, and connected me with their partner law firm. I would have had no idea where to start without them."
"After the rug pull we had no idea who was behind it. BlockTrace de-anonymized the deployer wallet, traced proceeds through multiple DEXes and CEX accounts, and identified a recurring wallet pattern linking the team to 3 previous scams. Essential work."
"Someone phished my OpenSea account and drained 8 high-value NFTs. BlockTrace traced every token across wallets and identified the cash-out address at a major exchange — within 36 hours we had a legal hold request submitted. Two NFTs were recovered."
"My Binance account was compromised and $340,000 drained within minutes. BlockTrace produced a complete timeline of withdrawals, traced the destination wallets, and assisted in filing an emergency report with Binance compliance. The speed was critical."
"Our group of 14 investors lost a combined $2.1M to a crypto Ponzi. BlockTrace traced the entire fund flow showing how operator wallets consolidated and cashed out. The evidence package was crucial for our multi-jurisdiction class action."
"I invested $75,000 in what appeared to be a cloud mining service. When I tried to withdraw my profits they demanded more fees. BlockTrace traced all my deposits, identified the scam operators' withdrawal wallets, and provided evidence for law enforcement."
"My phone was SIM-swapped and my Coinbase drained. BlockTrace tracked 47 outbound transactions in real-time, produced a complete forensic trail, and coordinated with Coinbase security within 6 hours of the attack. Their response was extraordinary."
"We were sold a fake arbitrage trading bot that silently drained our Ethereum wallet over 3 months. BlockTrace mapped every unauthorized transfer, totalling $190K, and traced all funds to two exchange accounts where a legal freeze was successfully applied."
"A broker who contacted me through LinkedIn convinced me to move my retirement savings into crypto 'managed accounts.' After 6 months I realized it was fraud. BlockTrace traced $310,000 across TRC20 and ETH networks and identified the exit ramps."
"Our DeFi protocol was flash-loan attacked. BlockTrace traced the attacker's wallet through multiple DEXes, identified their funding source address, and linked them to a KYC-verified exchange account. We filed criminal charges with this evidence."
"I had already been scammed once and then a fake 'recovery service' took another $30K. BlockTrace traced both scams, exposing the second as a re-victimization scheme. Their report helped UK police open a formal investigation."
"Our funds were stolen from a foreign exchange that shut down overnight. BlockTrace traced where the exchange's own wallets sent the stolen funds — identifying controlled addresses at Binance and OKX. This data was invaluable for our asset recovery attorneys."
"I was targeted by an AI-powered trading scam that showed fabricated profits in a slick dashboard. After depositing $125K I couldn't withdraw. BlockTrace traced every deposit, mapped the fraud network, and found the funds at two OTC desks."
"My elderly mother was scammed into depositing $48,000 into crypto ATMs by someone pretending to be from the IRS. BlockTrace traced every ATM transaction, produced a geographic map of the withdrawal network, and their report helped investigators make 2 arrests."
"A fake MetaMask security alert stole my seed phrase. BlockTrace traced $260K of stolen assets across 19 wallets in real-time, produced an emergency freeze package, and coordinated with Kraken within 4 hours — before the funds could be cashed out."
"Someone impersonating a crypto influencer on Instagram convinced me to invest $55,000. BlockTrace traced the BTC and USDT through 3 mixing layers and OTC exchanges, producing a full social media OSINT profile of the scam operation for our attorney."
"Our family office invested $1.2M into what appeared to be a crypto hedge fund. BlockTrace traced all funds showing they were immediately moved to personal wallets — never invested. This was key evidence in our fraud case."
"We were defrauded in a business email compromise — funds converted to USDT and moved offshore. BlockTrace completed a full trace from bank to blockchain, mapped the conversion wallets, and provided testimony for our Interpol referral."
"After paying a ransomware demand of $200K in BTC, we hired BlockTrace to trace where the payment went. They mapped the entire criminal infrastructure, linked it to a known ransomware group, and provided an FBI-referral grade forensic report."
"Our Solana DeFi position was drained via a compromised dApp. BlockTrace traced SOL and SPL tokens across 11 wallets, mapped the bridge to Ethereum, and identified a KYC-verified Coinbase account holding the stolen assets."
"I lost my entire retirement savings of $430K to a pig-butchering scam over 8 months. BlockTrace traced all 67 transactions, identified 4 exchange endpoints, and prepared expert witness documentation. Legal proceedings are now underway."
Hear directly from clients who had their stolen crypto traced and recovered through our blockchain forensics and crypto recovery services.
James shares how BlockTrace tracked his stolen USDT across 23 wallets to a Binance deposit address — leading to a legal freeze within 6 days.
Sarah explains how their corporate wallet was compromised and how blockchain forensics tracing of stolen crypto led to direct exchange cooperation and a partial fund freeze.
Amanda's family business lost $480K in stolen crypto to a fraudulent trading platform. The blockchain forensics report traced 47 wallets and 6 exchange accounts — now in court proceedings.
David explains how BlockTrace broke through mixer obfuscation to identify the final Bitcoin withdrawal addresses at a regulated exchange.
Tony shares how fast the team worked to trace his USDT through an OTC desk chain to identifiable exchange accounts — before funds could be moved further.
Franz walks through how our blockchain forensics team de-anonymized the deployer wallet and linked it to three prior scams — with stolen crypto evidence submitted to German prosecutors.
Stolen crypto doesn't stop at borders — and neither do we. Our blockchain forensics team operates globally, with deep knowledge of local law enforcement agencies, court systems, and exchange compliance requirements in every major jurisdiction.
Every case is unique — but pricing is always discussed upfront. No hidden fees, no contingency traps. All fees quoted transparently before work begins.
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Understanding how crypto scams work — and how blockchain forensics can help — is the first step toward recovery. Our investigators share real-world intelligence.
Pig butchering (sha zhu pan) is the fastest-growing cryptocurrency scam globally — and one of the hardest to trace. Learn how funds move, which exchanges are involved, and what blockchain forensics can do to recover them.
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If your Bitcoin was stolen in a scam, time is critical. This guide explains exactly what to do in the first 24 hours — from gathering evidence to filing with law enforcement to initiating a blockchain trace.
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Blockchain forensics isn't magic — it's advanced graph analysis, heuristic clustering, and OSINT applied to immutable on-chain data. Learn how investigators trace funds through mixers, bridges, and exchange accounts.
Read guideYes — every transaction on a public blockchain is permanently recorded. Even after passing through mixers, bridges, or multiple wallets, our blockchain forensics tools can trace stolen crypto using graph analysis, heuristics, and on-chain intelligence. While physical crypto recovery requires legal action, blockchain tracing and identifying where funds went is achievable in most cases.
Our emergency response team responds within 90 minutes. For active cases — where funds have just moved — we can begin live monitoring immediately. Early action is critical: exchange accounts can be frozen before funds are cashed out if we act within 24–72 hours of the initial transaction.
Minimum: the wallet address you sent funds to, the transaction hash(es), and the approximate date. More evidence helps — platform names, communications with scammers, exchange receipts, and any account details. Even partial information is enough to begin an initial trace.
In many cases, yes. While mixers obscure transaction trails, they don't eliminate them. Our blockchain tracing uses advanced heuristics, timing analysis, and UTXO clustering to link input and output addresses. For Tornado Cash specifically, OFAC sanctions have made many associated addresses traceable through exchange compliance systems — allowing stolen crypto recovery even after mixing.
You receive a comprehensive forensic report. Depending on where the funds end up, options include: filing a legal hold request at the identified exchange via our exchange intelligence service, submitting evidence to law enforcement, pursuing civil legal action through our legal support team, or filing emergency injunctions. We also coordinate directly with exchange compliance teams on your behalf.
Yes. Our blockchain forensic reports are prepared to court-admissible standards and have been used in proceedings in courts worldwide. We follow chain-of-custody protocols and can provide expert witness testimony through our legal support services. Blockchain evidence has been accepted in criminal and civil courts in multiple jurisdictions.
We offer a free initial case assessment. Blockchain forensics fees vary based on complexity — simple wallet traces differ from multi-chain laundering investigations. All fees are discussed transparently before work begins. We do not operate on a "no recovery, no fee" contingency basis — any firm making that promise for blockchain forensics should be treated with caution, as it is a hallmark of secondary recovery scams targeting fraud victims.
Pig butchering (sha zhu pan) is a romance-initiated cryptocurrency investment scam — victims are cultivated over weeks or months before being directed to fake trading platforms and ultimately robbed. These scams most commonly involve USDT on TRON. Our crypto scam investigators specialise in tracing pig butchering funds through layered wallets to exchange deposit addresses — where legal freeze requests can be filed. Early action dramatically improves outcomes.
Yes. USDT on TRON (TRC20) and Ethereum (ERC20) is fully traceable on-chain. Every transfer is recorded permanently on the blockchain. We trace USDT through multiple wallet hops, cross-chain bridges, and into centralised exchange deposit addresses. USDT is the most common currency in crypto fraud — particularly pig butchering, fake investment platforms, and romance scams — and our team has extensive experience tracing these specific fund flows.
In the US, file at ic3.gov (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center). In the UK, report to Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). In Canada, contact RCMP CAFC. In Australia, file with ACCC ScamWatch. Our legal support team prepares agency-formatted forensic referral packages for each of these bodies — structured to their evidence intake requirements — to maximise the chance your report is actively investigated.
Emergency triage for exchange freeze purposes can be completed same-day. Simple traces (few wallet hops, single chain) typically take 24–72 hours. Complex investigations — multi-chain, mixer-obfuscated, or involving hundreds of wallet hops — take 5–10 business days for a comprehensive forensic report. We provide interim updates throughout and prioritise active cases where funds may still be at an exchange.
Yes — directly. We submit formatted intelligence packages to FBI IC3, Europol EC3, UK Action Fraud, RCMP CAFC, Australian AFP and other agencies worldwide. We also work alongside specialist crypto fraud attorneys in civil and criminal proceedings — providing expert witness testimony, disclosure order support, and Worldwide Freezing Order evidence packages. Our forensic reports are designed for legal use from the outset.
Exchange freeze windows close within 24–72 hours of theft. Every hour funds are moved to harder-to-trace destinations — legal holds require evidence. Get yours today.
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