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Investigation Case Studies

How our team approaches real cases: the methodology, the evidence, and the realistic outcomes. Method-focused, never embellished.

These walkthroughs reference real platforms from our registry and describe our forensic process. We do not publish guaranteed-recovery claims or invented outcomes.
June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: A Wallet-Drainer Approval Exploit

Tracing losses from a malicious token approval.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: Documenting a Cloned-Exchange Scam

Proving that a polished site was a template fraud.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: Screening a Broker Before a Deposit

A prevention win from our registry and intelligence work.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: A Romance-Scam Crypto Trace

Turning months of manipulation into a documented money trail.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: Investigating a Fake Yield and Staking Platform

Distinguishing fabricated returns from real on-chain flows.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: A Withdrawal-Block Broker to the Off-Ramp

Following blocked funds from a fake broker to a real exchange.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: Mapping a Pig-Butchering Network

Connecting many victims to a shared set of collection wallets.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: After a Seed-Phrase Phishing Attack

Reconstructing the drain and identifying where the assets landed.

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June 22, 2026 · 6:37 pm EDT (America/New_York)

Case Study: Tracing Funds Through a Crypto Mixer

How we maintain a trace when stolen funds are pushed through a mixing service.

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