# Chainsentra

> Crypto fraud intelligence and tracing, built for individuals and backed by certified investigators. Check before you send, trace lost crypto, and get evidence police and exchanges can act on.

Chainsentra is a crypto fraud investigation platform. It combines fraud detection and blockchain tracing technology with certified investigators who help individuals find out where their funds went and turn those findings into evidence for police, prosecutors, lawyers and exchange compliance teams. Chainsentra gives individuals a professional trace and a credible path to action.

Key facts: Institutional-grade fraud intelligence, built for individuals. Technology finds the trail. People build the case. Chainsentra provides blockchain tracing, fraud detection and investigative support. Our findings are evidence for law enforcement, courts, lawyers and exchanges, who alone decide what action to take. Chainsentra will never ask for your seed phrase, private keys or payment in cryptocurrency.

## Solutions

- [Investigation](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/investigation): How a Chainsentra investigation works: a free assessment, a professional trace, a sourced evidence report, and hand-off to the people who can act.
- [Wallet screening](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/wallet-screening): Check whether a crypto wallet address is linked to known fraud before you send funds. Free, and checked against Chainsentra's fraud intelligence.
- [Transaction lookup](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/transaction-lookup): Paste a transaction hash to see where the funds went next and whether any address on the way has been flagged for fraud.
- [Fraud alerts](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/fraud-alerts): Free email alerts when a new crypto fraud pattern starts spreading, written plainly, with what to look for and what to do.
- [For individuals and families](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/individuals): Wallet screening before you send, and a professional investigation if you've lost crypto. Honest answers, published prices and no success fees.
- [For law enforcement](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/law-enforcement): Case-ready crypto traces for officers without a crypto specialist on staff, with investigator support when you need it.
- [For prosecutors and lawyers](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/legal): Sourced crypto tracing findings and investigator support for civil and criminal proceedings.
- [For exchange compliance teams](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/exchanges): Clear evidence of where funds from reported fraud landed on your platform, to support freeze and investigation requests.
- [For banks](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions/banks): A trusted place to refer customers who lost money through crypto fraud, with honest guidance and transparent pricing.
- [Contact sales](https://www.chainsentra.com/contact-sales): Talk to Chainsentra about evidence reports, referrals, training and data access for law enforcement, legal teams, exchanges and banks.

## Missions

- [Stop fraud before it happens](https://www.chainsentra.com/missions/prevention): Free wallet screening, fraud alerts and plain guidance so fewer people send funds to fraudulent wallets in the first place.
- [A path to action for everyone](https://www.chainsentra.com/missions/access): Professional crypto tracing and evidence for individuals, not only institutions, with published prices and a free first assessment.
- [Equip local law enforcement](https://www.chainsentra.com/missions/law-enforcement): Closing the crypto skills gap for local police with case-ready traces, investigator support and training.
- [End fake recovery services](https://www.chainsentra.com/missions/fake-recovery): How fake fund recovery services target people a second time, how to spot them, and what Chainsentra is doing to expose them.
- [Our promise](https://www.chainsentra.com/promise): What Chainsentra will do for you, and what we will never do or claim, plus how to spot a fake recovery service.
- [Code of conduct](https://www.chainsentra.com/code-of-conduct): The standards every Chainsentra investigator signs: honesty about outcomes, how we treat people, money, security and evidence handling.
- [Privacy & security](https://www.chainsentra.com/security): How Chainsentra protects your case details and personal data: access control, encryption, retention and what we will never ask for.
- [Contact](https://www.chainsentra.com/contact): Contact Chainsentra about a case, the press or anything else. If you've lost crypto, start a free assessment instead.

## Training

- [Chainsentra certifications](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/certifications): Become a certified crypto fraud investigator. What the certification covers and who it's for.
- [Agentic compliance](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/agentic-compliance): How AI agents are changing on-chain risk, and how compliance teams and investigators can work alongside them safely.
- [Blockchain basics](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/fundamentals/blockchain-basics): What a blockchain is, how networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tron record every transaction, and why that public record makes crypto fraud traceable.
- [Wallets & transactions](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/fundamentals/wallets-transactions): What a crypto wallet really holds, how addresses, keys and seed phrases work, how to find a transaction hash, and which records to keep after fraud.
- [How tracing works](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/fundamentals/how-tracing-works): How crypto investigators follow funds hop by hop, link addresses to exchanges, handle mixers and bridges, and document a trace as evidence police can use.
- [Glossary](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/fundamentals/glossary): Plain-language definitions of the crypto and tracing terms you'll see in Chainsentra checks, reports and guides.

## Insights & Community

- [Research & reports](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research): Crypto fraud trends and patterns, drawing on the cases our investigators work and on sourced reporting from blockchain intelligence firms and law enforcement.
- [Case studies](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies): Real, publicly reported cases where blockchain intelligence helped law enforcement, exchanges or analytics firms trace crypto fraud.
- [Fraud typology library](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/typologies): How each kind of crypto fraud works, step by step: romance fraud, fake platforms, pig butchering, impersonation, fake recovery and the techniques behind them.
- [Red flags checklist](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/red-flags): The warning signs of crypto fraud, grouped by stage: contact, pressure, platforms, payments, security requests, fake sites and second-stage fraud after a loss.
- [Romance fraud](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/fraud-types/romance-fraud): What crypto romance fraud is, how it works stage by stage, the warning signs to look for, and what to do if you've sent crypto to someone you met online.
- [Fake investment platforms](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/fraud-types/fake-investment-platforms): How fake crypto trading and investment platforms work, how to tell if a site is fake, and what to do if you can't withdraw your balance or are asked for fees.
- [Pig butchering](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/fraud-types/pig-butchering): What pig butchering is, how this long relationship and investment crypto fraud works stage by stage, the warning signs, and what to do if you've been drawn in.
- [Impersonation & phishing](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/fraud-types/impersonation-phishing): How criminals impersonate exchanges, wallet providers, support staff and authorities to take crypto, the warning signs, and how to protect your wallet.
- [Fake recovery services](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/fraud-types/fake-recovery-services): How fake crypto recovery services target people who've already lost funds, the warning signs, and how to check that someone really works for Chainsentra.

## More pages

- [Chainsentra: Crypto fraud intelligence and tracing, built for individuals](https://www.chainsentra.com): Check wallets before you send, trace lost crypto, and get findings documented by certified investigators for police, prosecutors and exchanges.
- [Start an investigation](https://www.chainsentra.com/investigate): Tell us what happened. A certified investigator reviews your case for free and tells you honestly what can be traced before you spend anything.
- [Pricing](https://www.chainsentra.com/pricing): Free wallet screening, a free case assessment, and a fixed fee quoted upfront for investigations. No success fees and no payment in crypto.
- [Solutions](https://www.chainsentra.com/solutions): Investigation, wallet screening, transaction lookup and fraud alerts from Chainsentra, for individuals and the police, lawyers, exchanges and banks who act for them.
- [Our missions](https://www.chainsentra.com/missions): Chainsentra's missions: stop fraud before it happens, give everyone a path to action, equip local law enforcement and end fake recovery services.
- [Training](https://www.chainsentra.com/training): Chainsentra training: a free foundation course, investigator certifications, agentic compliance and blockchain fundamentals.
- [Free foundation course](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/foundation-course): The free foundation course in crypto fraud detection and tracing: how fraud works, how funds move and how evidence is documented.
- [Blockchain fundamentals](https://www.chainsentra.com/training/fundamentals): Plain-language guides to blockchains, wallets, transactions and how tracing works, plus a glossary of the terms you'll meet.
- [Insights & Community](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights): Research, anonymised case studies, the fraud typology library, red flags and the monthly fraud brief from Chainsentra.
- [Monthly fraud brief](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/newsletter): Get the monthly fraud brief: new crypto fraud patterns and warning signs, in your inbox once a month.
- [Privacy policy](https://www.chainsentra.com/privacy): What personal data Chainsentra collects, why, how long we keep it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
- [Terms of service](https://www.chainsentra.com/terms): The terms that apply when you use Chainsentra's website, free tools, training and investigation services.
- [Image credits](https://www.chainsentra.com/image-credits): Credits for the photography used on the Chainsentra website: photographer, source and license.
- [Address poisoning](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/typologies/address-poisoning): How address poisoning plants lookalike wallet addresses in your transaction history, what it looks like on-chain, and the simple habits that prevent it.
- [Wallet drainer approvals](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/typologies/drainer-approvals): How wallet drainers use malicious token approvals and signatures to move funds out of a wallet, what it looks like on-chain, and how to revoke and prevent it.
- [Fake withdrawal fees](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/typologies/fake-withdrawal-fees): Why fraudulent platforms demand taxes, fees or deposits before you can withdraw, how the cycle escalates, what it looks like on-chain, and what to do next.
- [Impersonated support accounts](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/typologies/impersonated-support): How fake support accounts on social media and chat apps target people who ask for help publicly, the tactics they use, and how to reach real support safely.
- [Why cross-chain bridges break traces, and how investigators keep following](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/cross-chain-bridges): Bridges split one path into two unrelated-looking transactions on different chains. How fraudulent funds use them, and how a trace reconnects.
- [Withdrawal-fee demands: the second payment most people are asked for](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/withdrawal-fee-demands): Why fraudulent investment platforms ask for a tax or unlock fee before a withdrawal, what it tells an investigation, and what to do if you're asked.
- [Crypto fraud and theft in 2025: what the major reports show](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/crypto-crime-2025-trends): Chainalysis and TRM Labs both put 2025 illicit crypto volume above $150 billion. Here's what their annual reports agree on, and where they differ.
- [North Korea and the rise of state-sponsored crypto theft](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/north-korea-crypto-theft): From the Ronin Bridge hack to Bybit and the recent Binance breach, a pattern keeps repeating. Here's what the three incidents have in common.
- [Inside the Binance hack: what's confirmed so far](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/binance-hack-2026): On October 29, 2026, roughly $6.34 billion was stolen from Binance. Here's what's confirmed, what's disputed, and what it means to say funds were 'recovered'.
- [Pig butchering by the numbers: why investment fraud dominates crypto crime](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/pig-butchering-by-the-numbers): Investment fraud, including pig butchering, made up most crypto fraud losses in 2025. Here's what the numbers show and what real seizures reveal about the pattern.
- [Why USDT shows up in almost every fraud case we trace](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/research/why-stablecoins-in-fraud): Stablecoins made up roughly 84% of illicit crypto volume in 2025. Here's why USDT specifically has become the default asset for crypto fraud, and what it means for tracing.
- [Case study: the $225 million pig butchering seizure](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/pig-butchering-225-million-seizure): How Tether, OKX and US law enforcement traced a pig butchering network to seven wallets and filed to seize $225 million in USDT, the largest case in Secret Service history.
- [Case study: four companies, one pig butchering network](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/apac-pig-butchering-freeze): Chainalysis, Tether, Binance and OKX worked with APAC authorities to trace a pig butchering network to a handful of wallets and freeze nearly $47 million in USDT.
- [Case study: tracing romance fraud through chain hopping](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/chain-hopping-romance-fraud): A $9 million USDT seizure shows how US Secret Service investigators followed victim deposits through several cryptocurrencies at once, a tactic called chain hopping.
- [Case study: mapping $520 million across 32 blockchains](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/thai-police-cross-chain-mapping): Elliptic worked with the Royal Thai Police to map more than 500 wallets and $520 million in suspicious crypto across 32 blockchains, linked to fraud and money laundering.
- [Case study: the Bitfinex hack, traced six years later](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/bitfinex-hack-reactor-trace): The 2016 Bitfinex hack was traced using the public blockchain record nearly six years after the theft, leading to a $3.6 billion seizure and two arrests in 2022.
- [Case study: linking the Ronin Bridge theft to North Korea](https://www.chainsentra.com/insights/case-studies/ronin-bridge-lazarus-attribution): A $625 million theft from the Ronin Bridge was linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group within weeks, showing how analytics firms attribute a hack to a specific actor.

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