Funds at a regulated exchange
If your trace ends at a KYC-compliant exchange, freeze petitions and AML-driven holds are routinely effective when the evidence packet is properly assembled.
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Crypto fund recovery, when the trace still leads somewhere
Crypto recovery is more about evidence engineering than blockchain magic. We map the on-chain movement, identify the regulated venue at the end of the trail, and prepare the freeze petition that the venue's compliance team needs to see.
- BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC and major altcoin tracing
- Court-ready chain-of-custody documentation
- Direct coordination with Tier-1 and Tier-2 exchange compliance desks
When recovery is realistic
The traceability matrix
Not all crypto losses are equally recoverable. The single biggest variable is what happened to the funds after they left your wallet.
Funds at a Tier-2 exchange
Smaller venues frequently cooperate with documented requests, especially when the home jurisdiction has a recognised regulator we can copy in.
Funds in a custodial DApp
Some DApps will respond to a properly drafted notice, but enforcement is jurisdiction-sensitive and we will quote case-by-case.
Funds through a mixer
Once funds pass through a mixer or chain-hop, the trace breaks down and recovery becomes uneconomic for most case sizes. We will tell you this honestly.
What we do
Inside a PRG crypto investigation
The investigation report is the cornerstone. Until it exists, no exchange compliance desk will engage. The report covers four mandatory sections.
- Transaction map: all relevant hashes annotated by date, value and counterparty, with chain-of-custody declarations.
- Cluster identification: attribution of the receiving cluster to a known exchange, OTC desk or laundering service.
- Venue assessment: realistic responsiveness of the identified venue and the regulator that supervises it.
- Petition draft: the actual freeze-petition language tailored to the venue's published compliance contact route.
Required evidence
What to have ready for your intake call
The transaction hashes
The TXIDs of every transfer you made. If you used a custodial wallet, screenshots of the withdrawal log work.
Sending wallet ownership proof
A signed message from the sending wallet, or proof of the platform that held it (e.g., a CEX statement).
Communications
Full chat threads with the operator, including the wallet addresses they instructed you to use.
Platform records
KYC documents you submitted, account statements you downloaded, any "investment dashboard" screenshots.
The trace gets colder by the hour.
If you suspect a crypto loss, the most useful next step is to lock in your evidence pack today — even if you choose not to engage a recovery firm at all.