Forensic CPAs are essential for valuing businesses and analyzing tax returns. But when it comes to the blockchain, their toolkit—Excel and QuickBooks—is obsolete.
We see countless cases where a CPA reviews the bank statements and concludes: "He spent $50,000 on 'computer equipment' in 2023." They mark it as a sunk cost (depreciating asset). They are wrong.
The "Sunk Cost" Trap
A blockchain specialist knows that $50,000 wasn't for "computers"—it was for ASIC Miners. Those miners generated 4 Bitcoin (worth $400,000 today). The CPA missed the $400k asset because they didn't understand the output of the hardware purchase.
DeFi Swaps vs. Transfers
On a bank statement, a transfer to "Coinbase" looks like a transfer. But in the crypto world, that money can be instantly swapped into USDT (Stablecoin) and moved to a DeFi protocol (like Uniswap) where it generates 15% APY interest.
"A Generalist sees a 'Payment.' A Specialist sees a 'Yield-Bearing Asset.' We trace the funds precisely to the liquidity pool where they are hiding."
We bridge the gap between complex DeFi data and courtroom-ready evidence for Tarrant County and Fort Worth litigation support.
Standard accounting isn't enough for DeFi and mixers.
Consult with a Blockchain ExpertThe Mixing Service Problem
If a spouse uses Tornado Cash or a "Mixer" to obfuscate funds, a traditional auditor hits a dead end. They write "Funds Untraceable" in their report.
We use heuristic analysis and "change output" clustering to probability-match the funds emerging from the mixer, allowing us to subpoena the destination exchange.
Conclusion
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