Crypto investigation and asset tracing
If money moved through cryptocurrency and you need to know where it went, I investigate it and prepare evidence you can act on.
Lawyer since 2015. Full time on crypto investigations since 2021. I build and maintain my own investigation tools, and I write every report so a lawyer, an investigator or a court can act on it.
Two reasons people come to me
Money left
Funds went out and you need to know where they went, who they touched, and what can be done next.
Money arrived
Funds came in and now a bank or an exchange is asking where they came from. Source of funds checks are routine, and a platform can hold an account until the holder answers properly. Exchanges and compliance teams screen wallets and counterparties against sanctions and risk exposure as standard practice. If your wallet received funds that touch a known criminal, sanctioned or terrorist linked address, you may have to answer for it even without knowing.
Exposure is not guilt. But you will need evidence, and it has to exist before the question is asked.
ScopeSituations I investigate
| What happened | What the work looks like |
|---|---|
| Money sent for crypto investment, dashboard showed profits, withdrawals stopped | Follow where the deposits actually went and what the platform did with them |
| Funds left a non custodial wallet on their own, days after a purchase | Establish what permitted the transfer and where the funds moved after |
| Money moved through several wallets before reaching an exchange | Follow the movement and identify the services holding records |
| Wallet received funds connected to criminal or sanctioned addresses | Document the source, the movement, and the extent of exposure |
| A complaint or legal proceeding needs supporting evidence | Package the records and the reasoning into a usable report |
| Another investigator's report needs checking | Independent review of the findings and the method |
Who I work with
| Client | What changes for you |
|---|---|
| People who lost money | You get findings plus the steps available, so you act on facts not guesses |
| Lawyers | You get evidence and reasoning you can carry into a proceeding |
| Companies and compliance teams | You get documented source and movement of funds you can present |
| Law enforcement agencies | Direct expert engagement on a specific matter |
I take matters from India and from outside India. Money moving through a blockchain does not change with the country. For matters in India I can also point out which findings need action from law enforcement, an exchange, a service provider or a lawyer.
Police officers usually reach me through c4 Academy, which I co-founded, and sometimes directly for expert work on a specific matter.
CommercialsFees
First email
Free
Send what happened and what records you have.
Preliminary review
INR 10,000 or USD 125, non refundable
A closer look at the facts and data, and my first opinion on whether a fuller investigation is practical.
Full investigation
From INR 3,00,000 quoted after the review
Scope and fee quoted before work starts.
The fee follows the effort, not the amount you lost. Following 10,000 USDT and following 1 million USDT can take the same hours.
As a rough guide, a full investigation often lands between 6 and 10 percent of the amount in question, with 3,00,000 as the base. That is indicative only. The real number comes from what the case needs.
This is not a commission and it is not tied to recovery. I am paid for the investigation, whatever the outcome.
Any fees shown on this site relate to investigation, training and research work. They are indicative and are not fees for legal services.
ProcessHow it works
- You write. Send what happened and what records you have. This costs nothing.
- I review the basics. If it looks workable, I offer a paid preliminary review. If a short call is needed first, I send a calendar link for 10 minutes.
- Preliminary review. INR 10,000 or USD 125. A closer look at the facts and data, and my first opinion on whether a fuller investigation is practical.
- Investigation. If it is practical, I quote scope and fee. Work starts only after that.
Some directions appear quickly. In one matter the direction was clear inside 30 minutes, and packaging the evidence took another 4 hours. Others stay open for months because the next answer sits with an exchange or law enforcement, and only they can produce it. I confirm scope. I do not promise a completion date before seeing the evidence.
New evidence inside the same scope, I continue with it. New facts that change the work, I requote.
DeliverablesWhat you receive
| Always | Depends on the case | Separate work |
|---|---|---|
| A report written for your case | Evidence packaged for a bank or exchange | Sitting with your lawyer or police |
| The blockchain records behind every finding | Documented sanctions or criminal exposure | Meetings and in depth explanation |
| A plain explanation of how money moved | Connection to a lawyer for the legal steps | Training your team on the work |
| The next steps available, and who takes each one |
Finding evidence and arranging it legally are two different jobs. The report explains the findings. Teaching the method is what c4 Academy is for.
LimitsWhat I cannot promise
- I cannot guarantee your money will be recovered
- I cannot guarantee every movement can be followed
- A wallet address alone does not establish who controlled it
- I will not name a person publicly on the strength of technical findings
- Exchanges and service providers usually release customer records only on a lawful request
Recovery, in almost every case, needs action by law enforcement, an exchange or a court. No independent investigator can force those parties to act. If someone tells you they can get your money back, be careful.
ExclusionsCases I do not take
- Facts that are unclear and cannot be made clear
- Evidence that cannot support useful work
- Anything where the funds themselves appear to be unlawful
This work is for genuine victims and for people who need to answer honestly for funds they hold.
ExperienceTools and experience
I use BlockIntel and SCIR, along with other private systems I build and maintain. The methods stay private. What you receive is the evidence and the reasoning, not the machinery.
Both are described in the Projects section.
I have handled more than 10 crypto matters end to end, and supported many more through c4 Academy. The wider team I work with brings investigation experience going back to 2012. This work has led to established connections between wallets and people, FIRs, and notices to exchanges for KYC records so the right person could be questioned.
I cannot name clients or cases. Most of it sits under confidentiality, and that protects you as much as it protects me.
PrivacyHow your information is handled
Your case material is used only to investigate your matter. It is reviewed by me and, where a matter needs it, by a small in house team working under confidentiality.
Parts of the analysis use software I build and maintain, including AI assisted analysis. Client material is not used to train any public AI model, and I do not put your material into consumer AI tools. Every finding is checked by me before it reaches you.
I keep case material only as long as the matter and my legal obligations require it. I do not sell it, publish it, or share it with anyone outside the matter, except where the law requires disclosure.