How to Track Stolen Cryptocurrency (2026 Step-by-Step)

What tracking means (and what it does not)

Tracking stolen cryptocurrency means following outbound transfers on public blockchains using explorers and indexers — not guessing who stole funds off-chain or promising recovery.

• Every transfer leaves a hash, sender, recipient, asset, and timestamp
• You need the victim wallet and/or the first suspicious transaction hash
• Pick the correct network — Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, HyperEVM, and Monad are separate ledgers

Step 1 — Secure and document

• Revoke EVM token approvals (revoke.cash) or review Solana SPL delegates
• Copy every outbound tx hash and UTC time of first loss
• Do not pay upfront fees to strangers who DM you on X or Telegram

Step 2 — Follow the trail on an explorer

• Etherscan / Arbiscan / Solscan / HyperEVMScan — open your wallet Activity tab
• Click each outbound transfer → note recipient address and hash
• Look for labeled CEX deposit patterns, bridge contracts, or DEX routers

Step 3 — When a Tracefunds report helps

Explorers show raw rows; victims under stress need a scoped fund-flow graph, verification checklist, and share-safe brief. $5 decodes one hash; $20 indexes a full wallet incident on tracefunds.app — no wallet connect.

Honest limits

• Mixers and some privacy tools break same-chain tracing
• Bridges may continue the path on another network — document bridge txs separately
• Tracing does not guarantee freeze or refund at an exchange