Cryptocurrency Tracing Investigator

E3 Legacy Intel traces stolen and hidden cryptocurrency for victims, companies and attorneys. We find where the money went and who moved it, and we put the findings in a written report your attorney and law enforcement can act on. We do not practice law, and no honest investigator can promise you will get your money back. We trace and document. Recovery, when it happens, runs through your attorney or law enforcement.

Before you call anyone, including us, report it. File a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, and tell the exchange or kiosk operator you sent the money through. Those reports cost nothing, and they put your loss in front of the agencies that can freeze and seize. Our crypto scam evidence checklist shows what to gather first. Other questions we hear often are answered in our straight answers on corporate investigations.

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Results come from two paths, and there are no magic buttons

Every stolen crypto case we take runs on two paths. There are no magic buttons. It takes real work and specialized technology, backed by the experience of doing this countless times: tracing funds, and identifying anonymous criminals who do not want to be identified. These are our niches.

Path one: identify the people responsible. Scammers hide behind usernames and burner numbers. We work to put real names to them. When we find the people and they sit in a jurisdiction where a court can reach them, that gives real leverage and enforceability. Your attorney has someone to sue, and law enforcement has someone to charge.

Path two: trace where the money went. Every transfer is written to a public ledger. We follow the funds wallet by wallet until they land somewhere that answers to a court, such as a regulated exchange or a stablecoin issuer. When the crypto lands where it can be enforced, your attorney can ask a court to freeze it. When it lands somewhere no court can reach, we tell you plainly, so you do not spend more chasing it.

Pseudonymous, not anonymous

People hide crypto believing it cannot be found. It can. Every transaction stays on a public ledger permanently, and the moment crypto turns into cash it passes through a business that keeps records. Our work connects the ledger to those records, and the records to people.

From a known wallet to the people who cashed out

Anchor a wallet. We start from what you already have: a transaction, a wallet address, an exchange account, a kiosk receipt.
Follow the flow. We map where the funds moved, across wallets, services and chains.
Find the off ramps. We identify the exchanges and services where the crypto turned into cash or a stablecoin, the points where identity and legal process can attach.
Link to people. We connect the activity to the individuals and organizations behind it, and we document exactly how each link was made and how strong it is.

Stolen and hidden crypto shows up in these matters

Investment and romance scams. Funds taken through fake trading platforms, including pig butchering scams, traced for the victim, the family and their attorney.
Divorce and hidden assets. Concealed crypto in a marital estate, traced and documented for the family law matter.
Judgment enforcement. Crypto a debtor is hiding from collection, located and documented to support enforcement. See also judgment enforcement asset search.
Business theft and disputes. Company funds moved into crypto by an insider or an outside fraudster, traced for counsel and the board.

We deliver evidence a court can use

A court ready report. Each finding is tied to the public record it rests on, with a plain statement of what the chain shows and what it does not. Attorneys can see the structure on our page on the court ready crypto trace report.
Testimony. Matt Aubin is a court qualified expert witness, including in federal court, and can explain the tracing to a judge or jury in plain terms.
Wallet watch monitoring. Standing watch on identified wallets, so your attorney hears the moment funds move toward an off ramp.
Ongoing case support. Continued tracing as discovery and subpoena returns surface new wallets.

The law is moving toward the freeze path

The federal GENIUS Act (Public Law 119-27, signed July 18, 2025) strengthens the second path. It requires regulated payment stablecoin issuers to have the technical ability to comply, and to comply, with lawful orders to seize, freeze, burn or block their coins. A lawful order comes from a court or an authorized federal agency and must name the coins or accounts with reasonable particularity. The Act takes effect no later than January 18, 2027. Under the Act, a court ordered freeze of a regulated stablecoin is enforceable against the issuer by statute. The Act creates no private refund right for fraud victims. A trace that names the exact wallets is what such an order needs. Your attorney decides whether and how to seek one.

The lines we do not cross

We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice. Freezes, subpoenas and lawsuits are pursued by your attorney or by law enforcement, using our evidence.
We never promise, estimate or put a percentage on recovery.
We never ask for your seed phrase, private keys, wallet access, or remote control of your computer. Anyone who does is not helping you.
We take payment by card or bank transfer only. Never crypto, never gift cards.
We never contact victims first. If someone reaches out claiming to be E3 and offering to recover your money, it is not us.
We claim no partnership with any government agency, and we pay or accept no referral fees with law firms.
We take matters from across the United States. Where another state's investigator licensing rules apply to the work, we confirm them before we accept the engagement.

Read our guide on how to avoid fake crypto recovery services to see how to hold any firm, including this one, to these lines.

Every case is priced in writing before work begins

We evaluate every tracing engagement and quote it in writing before work begins. Most full tracing investigations run between 12,500 and 18,500 dollars. Tightly scoped engagements start at 8,400 dollars. Matters spanning multiple exchanges and jurisdictions, or needing on site response and forensic imaging, are quoted beyond that range. The fee is flat and covers the investigation and the report. We never tie a fee to recovering money. The written quote is the price.

The firm behind the work

E3 Legacy Intel is the intelligence and investigations division of Southern Recon Agency, LLC, a Florida licensed private investigative agency (A-1400197). The firm has worked close to 2,000 cases. Its name partner, Matt Aubin, CDFE, FBCI, brings seventeen years in cybercrime and open source intelligence, is a court qualified expert witness, including in federal court, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators. About the firm

The questions victims and attorneys ask first

Can you recover my stolen cryptocurrency?

No investigator can promise that, and you should distrust anyone who does. We work two paths. We trace where the funds went, and where the evidence supports it, we identify who moved them. When funds sit at an exchange or stablecoin issuer that answers to a court, your attorney can use our report to seek a freeze. When the people responsible sit in a jurisdiction a court can reach, your attorney has someone to pursue. Whether money comes back depends on where it landed and on legal process we do not control.

How do you trace cryptocurrency?

We start from a transaction or wallet you already have, follow the funds across the public ledger, and identify the exchanges and services where they were converted or cashed out. Those off ramps hold customer records that an attorney or law enforcement can reach through legal process. We use specialized technology and investigator judgment, and we document every step so another examiner can check it.

Can you identify the person behind a wallet?

Often. Wallets are pseudonymous, and the moment crypto turns into cash it passes through a business that keeps records. We connect wallet activity to people through off ramp records reachable by legal process and through open source investigation, and the report states how strong each link is. Where the evidence does not support a name, we say so.

Should I report to the FBI and the FTC before I hire anyone?

Yes. Report to ic3.gov, to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov, and to the exchange or kiosk operator first. Those reports cost nothing and put your case in front of the agencies that can freeze and seize. Our work builds on those reports and supports your attorney.

Do you need my seed phrase or access to my wallet?

Never. We work from public ledger data and the records you send us, such as transaction IDs, wallet addresses and screenshots. Anyone who asks for your seed phrase, private keys, wallet login or remote access to your computer is trying to steal from you again.

Is your report court ready?

The report is built for court: each finding is tied to the public record it rests on, the method is documented, and the report states plainly what the chain shows and what it does not. Matt Aubin is a court qualified expert witness, including in federal court. Whether evidence is admitted is for the court to decide.

How much does crypto tracing cost?

Fees are flat and quoted in writing after an evaluation of your case. Most full tracing investigations run between 12,500 and 18,500 dollars; tightly scoped engagements start at 8,400 dollars; complex multi exchange matters are quoted beyond that. The fee pays for the investigation and the report. Payment is by card or bank transfer only.

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