What a crypto loss looks like once it's traced and sealed.
Each of these is a real loss, reconstructed hop-by-hop from permanent on-chain data and public record, then preserved as a documented chain of custody. Two are the operator's own losses, published with consent. One is a public-record demonstration. All of them are verifiable by anyone — nothing here rests on our say-so.
Forsage
The $340M scheme that ran entirely on public smart contracts — so every deposit and payout is permanently on-chain.
~1.6M+ participants · SEC + DOJ charged · the full 8-contract on-chain map, and how a loss becomes documentable.
Read the record →VeChain
751,670 VET stolen through a “x2 giveaway” phishing site — traced four hops to Binance custody in 1h 40m.
The subpoena-actionable identity isolated at the end of the money · reported to the FBI via IC3.
Read the trace →UULALA
A 2018 token loss to a platform the SEC charged in 2021 — documented as a forensic chain of custody in 2026.
Why chain-of-custody documentation becomes load-bearing years after the loss happens.
Read the case →Lost crypto to one of these — or something like it?
We can't reverse a blockchain transfer, and we'll never charge an upfront “recovery” fee. What we can do is help you assemble the same kind of documented loss chain you see here — for taxes, restitution, or your attorney. Start with a free consultation; we'll tell you honestly whether it would help.