On the frontier of blockchain forensics since 2018. Investigators, analysts and expert witnesses serving individuals, businesses, counsel and law enforcement.
Who does the work. Named, credentialed, and on the record.
Previously trained and led a team of cryptocurrency analysts at a major blockchain analytics firm. Years of casework spanning SIM swaps, exchange hacks, smart-contract exploits, Ponzi schemes and ransomware; has supported law-enforcement takedowns of illicit services and led investigations into hundreds of investment and romance scams. Now focused on civil litigation — digital-asset discovery in divorce, bankruptcy and estate matters — and has served as a subject-matter expert in numerous cases.
BS in Physics and MS in Computer Science. Former federal background investigator, with an eight-year Army career as an intelligence analyst.
The wider team brings backgrounds in academia, law enforcement, the military and the crypto industry. We are globally distributed and multilingual, positioned across multiple continents to work around the clock.
Impersonators use our name. Every message from CipherBlade comes from an address ending in @cipherblade.com. If it doesn’t, it isn’t us.
Be especially wary of anyone who contacts you first, asks for an upfront fee to “release” funds, or guarantees recovery.
Open a case. A response in 24 hours or less, during working hours.
Everything you send is treated as strictly confidential. Tell us what happened and what you need it to prove; we will tell you plainly what the chain can and cannot show.
- Transaction IDs (hashes)
- Wallet and deposit addresses
- Amount involved, where applicable
- Your nationality and country of residence
- Counsel, court and case number, if a matter is open
Cases with complete details are prioritised.