01Success fee 5–15% · for eligible cases
Resolving exchange account restrictions
We review the reason for the restriction, prepare Source of Funds materials, and support communication with the compliance team.
- AML/KYC
- P2P
- Source of Funds
Services · Five areas
Support for complex cryptocurrency matters
We assist with restricted funds, cryptocurrency theft, lost wallet access, and AML or KYC reviews. After an assessment, we identify an appropriate course of action.
Where to start
Choose your situation to understand the next steps
Select the closest scenario or describe what happened in your own words.
Funds are restricted on an exchange
AML or KYC review, Source of Funds request, or restrictions on an account or withdrawals.
Cryptocurrency was stolenTransaction tracing, evidence preservation, and urgent next steps.
Wallet access was lostAssessment of recovery options using available data, files, or devices.
It is unclear what happenedAn initial review and recommendations for safe next steps.
Five areas
DefCrypt services for different situations
Each service addresses a specific need and may complement the others. We define the scope of work after an assessment.
02Success fee 5–15% · for eligible cases
Wallet access recovery
We assess recovery options involving passwords, partial data, wallet.dat files, and hardware wallets.
- wallet.dat
- Seed
- Hardware
03Free assessment · report from $500
Crypto transaction analysis
We trace the movement of funds, map transactions, and prepare an analytical report for further submissions.
- Tracing
- TXID
- Evidence
04Success fee 5–15% · for eligible cases
Legal support
We connect technical findings with materials for exchanges, lawyers, and law-enforcement authorities.
- Documents
- Submissions
- Coordination
05from $1,000
Emergency response to theft
We help preserve evidence, contain the incident, and identify safe next steps.
- Theft
- Security
- Tracing
One matter · Several services
How work on a complex matter is structured
The scope depends on the circumstances, available data, and urgency. The sequence may vary from one matter to another.
Start with security
Maintain control of accounts and devices, and preserve events and evidence.
Then analyze the evidence
Review transactions, documents, and data to identify the cause and possible course of action.
Take the appropriate action
Prepare a submission, begin recovery work, produce a report, or take other necessary steps.
Add legal support where needed
Engage lawyers and prepare materials for platforms, law-enforcement authorities, or courts.
Working principles
We do not promise that funds will be returned or restrictions lifted before assessing the situation.
We do not falsify documents or bypass AML and KYC reviews.
We do not continue when there is no realistic and economically reasonable course of action.
Documented outcomes
Examples from our practice
Case details are anonymized. The outcome depends on the circumstances of each matter.
Bybit$115,0005 days
Withdrawal restriction after an AML and KYC review
We identified the reason for the restriction, assembled source-of-funds evidence, and prepared a submission to the compliance team.
Access to the funds was restored after the documents were reviewed.
Tether$830,00015 days
Account freeze
We analyzed 847 transactions and prepared a blockchain-forensics report explaining the source of the funds.
The restrictions were lifted after the materials were submitted for specialist review.