Who can I turn to with a crypto dispute?
In short: A crypto dispute usually calls for two parties: a lawyer for the legal side and an independent investigator for the facts on the blockchain. Paucitas does the second and delivers a report your lawyer can work with.
Prefer to speak to someone straight away? Call 24/7+31 20 244 5774
What Paucitas does in a crypto dispute
We establish which addresses, amounts and moments are actually there, regardless of what the parties say about them. That means the transactions themselves, the order in which they took place and how they line up with the agreement or the bookkeeping the dispute is about.
We work for either side of a dispute and take no position. That independence is what makes a report usable in proceedings. Where the data allows more than one reading, the report says so.
What you supply
You supply Paucitas with the wallet addresses or transaction hashes, the agreement the dispute concerns, the correspondence between the parties and a short description of the question that needs answering.
What you receive
You receive a report from Paucitas with the question put to us, the method followed, the findings point by point and an assessment of evidential value. Everything traces back to the blockchain itself, so a third party can check it.
If the case comes to a hearing, we can explain the report in court or respond to a report from the other side.
How to get started
You get in touch with a short description of the dispute and of the question you want answered. We will tell you whether that question can be answered with blockchain data and what it takes.
The UK financial regulator publishes background on crypto and the risks that come with it: see FCA: crypto basics and FCA: recovery room scams.
The legal assessment of the dispute stays with your lawyer and ultimately with the court. Paucitas supplies the factual basis.
Would you like to know what this means for your situation? Ring us on +31 20 244 5774, day or night, or fill in our contact form and you will hear from us within 1 to 3 hours. We answer emails within 24 hours, usually the same day. The intake is free and without obligation.
Do you have a question about your own situation?
Feel free to get in touch with Paucitas. Paucitas can be reached by phone 24/7, including evenings and weekends. Through the contact form we usually reply within 1 to 3 hours, and we answer e-mail within 24 hours.
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Frequently asked questions
About your case
Does Paucitas work for one side only?
Paucitas works for the instructing party but takes no substantive position. The findings are the same whoever gives the instruction.
Can the report be used in proceedings?
Paucitas: yes. The report is built so a third party can check the findings against the blockchain.
Can Paucitas appear in court?
Paucitas: yes, an explanation at a hearing or a response to an opposing report is possible.
From Amsterdam, for the whole of the UK
Everything can be done fully online. Prefer to meet in person? You are very welcome at our office in Amsterdam, by appointment.
Paucitas is an independent expert firm based in the Netherlands that, for clients across the UK, investigates investment fraud and crypto fraud, establishes the origin and legitimacy of crypto assets and prepares expert reports for legal proceedings and compliance.
Your own situation
If you are reading this, you probably have a question about your own situation. That is exactly what Paucitas does.
The first step is contact by phone. You can book that call by phone or through the contact form, so you do not have to wait. In the call we look together at what can factually be established in your case and what Paucitas can examine for you.