Blockchain Forensics Blog

The foundation posts. Industry transparency, methodology walkthroughs, and the explainers that frame everything that followed.

Defensive crypto disclosure in divorce
Divorce

How to Prove You Have No Crypto in a Divorce: Defensive Disclosure Guide

Accused of hiding crypto in a divorce? How a forensic investigator builds a defensible no-balance report your attorney can attach to disclosure, settlement, or trial.

May 9, 2026 ~12 min read
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Spouse says they lost their crypto: forensic rebuttal of the excuse
Divorce

My Spouse Says They Lost Their Crypto: How Forensic Tracing Disproves the Excuse

"I lost the seed phrase." "It got hacked." "I sent it to the wrong address." Every excuse leaves an on-chain signature. Here is how a forensic investigator catches the lie.

May 9, 2026 ~11 min read
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NFTs as hidden marital assets in divorce
Divorce

NFTs in Divorce: The Hidden Asset Class Most Family-Law Attorneys Miss

A real wallet shows $357 on Etherscan and $8.3M in NFTs. NFTs sit in marital estates and most attorneys never look. Here is how to find and value them.

May 9, 2026 ~11 min read
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Crypto valuation date in divorce: same 5 BTC, three different dollar values
Divorce

Crypto Valuation Date in Divorce: Pick the Date, Defend the Number

The same 5 BTC produces three different dollar values across separation, filing, and trial. Here is how a forensic investigator helps you pick the date and defend it.

May 9, 2026 ~10 min read
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Civil subpoena to crypto exchange in divorce discovery
Divorce

Civil Subpoena for Crypto Exchanges in Divorce: A Family-Law Discovery Guide

Family-law discovery into Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, and Binance.US accounts requires a different subpoena posture than criminal practice. Here is the playbook.

May 9, 2026 ~10 min read
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Crypto dissipation claims in divorce: marital fund waste flowchart
Divorce

Crypto Dissipation Claims in Divorce: Forensic Proof of Marital Asset Waste

Marital cash converted to crypto, then leveraged into oblivion or gambled away. Here is how a forensic investigator quantifies the loss and supports the claim.

May 9, 2026 ~10 min read
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Ronin Bridge hack March 2022 timeline
Case Study

Ronin Bridge Hack — A Blockchain Forensic Walkthrough of the $625M Lazarus Theft

Validator compromise via fake job offer, the 6-day detection gap, OFAC's Lazarus attribution, and the Tornado Cash laundering that triggered the first smart-contract sanction in U.S. history.

May 5, 2026 ~22 min read
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OSINT for blockchain forensic investigators constellation diagram
Methodology

OSINT for Blockchain Forensic Investigators — What It Adds and Where It Fails

A working investigator's guide to the OSINT toolkit, the methodology for bridging wallets to real-world identity, where it cracks attribution open, and where it fails.

May 5, 2026 ~20 min read
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Bybit hack blockchain forensic walkthrough
Case Study

How the $1.46 Billion Bybit Hack Was Traced — A Blockchain Forensic Walkthrough

A working investigator's breakdown of the largest financial heist in history: the Safe UI compromise, ZachXBT's Lazarus attribution within hours, the laundering map, and what the $42M of recovered funds tells us.

May 5, 2026 ~22 min read
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Crypto preservation letter framework for small-agency detectives
Law Enforcement

Crypto Preservation Letters: A Practical Framework for Small-Agency Detectives

Template language and exchange contacts for detectives sending preservation requests. Consult your prosecutor for legal authority.

May 1, 2026 ~7 min read
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Crypto case with no forensics budget field guide for local LE
Law Enforcement

Working a Crypto Case With No Forensics Budget: A Field Guide for Local LE

What free tools cover, what legal process you can send today, and when a scoped contract makes more sense than building internal capacity.

May 1, 2026 ~9 min read
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Tron USDT tracing for law enforcement default scam rail
Law Enforcement

Tron USDT Tracing for Law Enforcement: The Default Scam Rail

Why TRC-20 dominates scam laundering, how to trace it on Tronscan, Tether issuer freezes, and exchange off-ramps to target.

May 1, 2026 ~9 min read
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