Research
Research publications examine technique rather than individual matters: what a method can establish, where it fails, and how findings should be qualified when presented.
They are produced collectively by the SEQRIA Research Team and reviewed against the editorial standards published on the research team page.
9 indexed resources
Scope of this topic
- ·Method evaluation and known failure modes
- ·On-chain behavioural analysis
- ·Evidentiary standards and qualification of findings
- ·Cross-border and EU procedural context
Research resources
- Research · Investigation · 3 min read
How Stolen Cryptocurrency Is Investigated and Traced
What a professional blockchain investigation into stolen cryptocurrency involves: tracing, attribution, evidence collection and institutional escalation.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Forensics · 3 min read
Blockchain Forensics: Standards and Methodology
Methodology and evidentiary standards in blockchain forensics: reproducibility, integrity, attribution confidence and forensic reporting.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Assets · 3 min read
USDT Fraud: Investigation and Tracing Options
How USDT transfers are traced across Tron and Ethereum, what issuer-level mechanisms exist, and what a technical investigation can establish.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Assets · 3 min read
Bitcoin Fraud: What Investigation Can Establish
Tracing bitcoin after fraud: UTXO analysis, peeling chains, clustering and identifying regulated endpoints where action is possible.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Assets · 3 min read
Ethereum and Token Fraud Investigations
Investigating fraud on Ethereum and EVM networks: token transfers, contract interactions, approvals, bridges and DeFi laundering paths.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Investigation · 3 min read
Digital Asset Investigations: Scope and Deliverables
What a digital asset investigation covers: on-chain analysis, OSINT, infrastructure mapping and the combined evidence package produced.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Forensics · 3 min read
Blockchain Evidence: Collection and Preservation
How blockchain evidence is collected, preserved and documented so that exchanges, counsel and authorities can rely on it.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Investigation · 3 min read
The Crypto Investigation Process, Step by Step
A step-by-step view of a cryptocurrency investigation: intake, reconstruction, analysis, attribution, reporting and escalation.
Updated 2026-08-03 - Research · Forensics · 3 min read
Digital Forensics for Cryptocurrency Cases
Where classical digital forensics meets blockchain investigation: device artefacts, metadata, communications and combined evidence.
Updated 2026-08-03
Frequently asked questions
- Who authors SEQRIA research?
- All publications are produced collectively by the SEQRIA Research Team rather than attributed to an individual, reflecting internal review and joint responsibility for the content.
- Is research material legal advice?
- No. It is technical and procedural reference material. Legal advice on any specific matter must come from instructed counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
Continue across the Intelligence Center
- Blockchain IntelligenceOn-chain tracing, wallet attribution, exchange intelligence and cross-chain analysis material.
- Financial CrimeInvestment fraud typologies, payment-chain reconstruction and regulatory case structuring.
- Digital ForensicsEvidence preservation, metadata analysis, artefact examination and chain-of-custody standards.
- Case StudiesAnonymised records of completed investigations and the methodology applied to each.
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The SEQRIA Research Team is the investigative research unit of SEQRIA, specialising in cyber intelligence, blockchain investigations and digital forensics.
Its work focuses on digital asset investigations, blockchain transaction analysis, cyber incident investigations and technical evidence collection. Published material is reviewed internally before release.
About the research team