Crypto Forensics and Tracing by DeSilva Law Offices
We hear often from individual traders and other non‑institutional market participants who struggle to get timely help or any help at all when crypto assets go missing. Large platforms exist, yet access for smaller clients and individuals is uneven and lacking. Many are told to submit a ticket and wait. In response to this gap, DeSilva Law Offices is introducing Crypto Forensics, a firm‑run, proprietary application that supports on‑chain tracing, analysis, and legal follow through. The tool is available in a limited client release and is used matter by matter where it can add value.
What Crypto Forensics is
Crypto Forensics is owned and operated by DeSilva Law Offices. It helps our attorneys and investigators follow transactions in real time on major networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, review multi hop flows across wallets and services, and highlight patterns that may raise risk concerns. When funds move across chains, the review can extend to those paths as well. Inside an active case, the system supports intake, evidence collection, and creation of reports that can be used for preservation requests, exchange outreach, referrals to authorities, and litigation strategy.
Where it helps most
Tracing the flow of funds linked to a specific wallet address or transaction
Identifying likely exchange exposure and preparing tailored preservation or freeze requests
Producing evidence‑ready summaries with relevant hashes, timestamps, and screenshots
Running sanctions and regulatory checks when appropriate, including OFAC and FinCEN lists and public enforcement histories from agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and state regulators
How this compares to vendor‑centric approaches
Many providers offer crypto tracing as a product. Clients sign a separate vendor agreement, pay a significant upfront fee, and receive a static report that counsel must then convert into legal action. Our approach is different. We operate our own application inside the legal workflow under a single engagement. We share the artifacts that matter, including addresses, hops, and time markers, and we align the analysis to the relief that is being sought. Work remains within attorney‑client privilege and work product protections. For qualified partners, a private deployment can be arranged to meet confidentiality, data residency, and chain of custody needs.
Responsible use and what we do not promise
Crypto Forensics is a tool that may help in certain instances. It is not our specialty, and it is not a guarantee of recovery. Outcomes depend on the facts, the timing, the jurisdiction, and the cooperation of private platforms and public authorities. DeSilva Law Offices does not guarantee recovery or any specific result. When a matter would benefit from external forensic resources, we can engage them through the legal team and keep the overall strategy coherent.
Availability
Crypto Forensics is available today to clients of DeSilva Law Offices. It is deployed matter by matter within our engagements.
For partners and counsel
For qualified partners we can arrange private deployment to meet confidentiality, data residency, and chain of custody needs. To discuss a case, or to explore a private deployment for an institutional partner, please contact our team through the consultation form on this site or by email.
DeSilva Law Offices focuses on digital assets, litigation, and regulatory compliance in the securities and derivatives markets. We often get contacted by people who have been the victims of crypto fraud and are continually looking for ways to help them, though in most cases, there is little that we can do to help. Crypto Forensics is a tool to allow in‑firm blockchain analysis so that clients receive practical guidance supported by defensible evidence. It may not be effective in all cases.
To start a possible matter, contact us today.