Tracing

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Following funds on-chain: graph, taint and peel analysis, cross-chain correlation, EVM mechanics.

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Concepts

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ERC-20 Approvals: The Forgotten Attack Surface

Frameworks

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Service Choke-Points: What Each Service Type Can Give You

Workflows

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Forensic Method Selection Decision Tree
Non-Explorer Bridge Correlation

Tactics

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CoinJoin / Mixer Detection
Cooperating Instant Exchanges as Pivot Points
Cross-Chain / Bridge & Swap Analysis
Etherscan Advanced Filter for Point-in-Time Review
EVM Event Logs & Decoding Calldata
Filter-by-Size + Scrape + LLM Summarise
Mint-Style Bridges: Pivot to Counterparty-Graph Analysis
Peeling Chain Analysis
Post-Mixer Bitcoin Tracing
Router & Multicall Traffic: Read Swap Events, Exclude MEV
Smart Contract / DeFi Protocol Tracing
Taint Analysis (Taint Tracing)
Temporal / Timing Correlation Analysis
Temporal Analysis to Defeat Obfuscation
Transaction Graph Analysis (TGA)

Checklists

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EVM Multi-Chain Tracing Essentials

Cautions

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Cross-Chain Correlation Edge Cases & Failure Modes
EVM Proxies: Read the Right Source

Last updated on July 8, 2026

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