{"id":12332,"date":"2026-09-13T03:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T01:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/questions\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T05:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:59:42","slug":"questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions about crypto, origin and investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 920px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#2d2d4a); border-radius: 18px; padding: 30px 34px; margin-bottom: 26px;\">\n<h1 style=\"color: #fff; margin: 0; font-size: 1.7em; line-height: 1.25;\">Questions about crypto, origin and investigation<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"display: block; color: #cfcfe0; margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.6;\">One short page per question, with the answer in the first two sentences.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Paucitas answers here the questions about crypto that people actually ask, in the form in which they ask them. Each page covers one question: what Paucitas does, what you supply, what you receive and how to get started. If you are looking for the background to a subject, you will find it on the topic pages and in the glossary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 14px;\">The 29 pages below fall into five groups. The first is for people who have lost money and want to know where to turn. The second covers the forms of fraud we see most often and how each of them is investigated. The third is about wallets and access, where the honest answer is more often technical than hopeful. The fourth covers the origin of assets, banks and tax, which is the largest group because it is the one most often asked by people who have done nothing wrong. The fifth covers legal and business matters: divorce, estates, insolvency and company accounts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Most of these questions about crypto have a Dutch background, because Paucitas works from Amsterdam and most files involve a Dutch bank, the Dutch tax authority, a Dutch police report or a Dutch court. The English pages name that context rather than leaving it out, so an international reader with a Dutch matter can follow what is being described and an adviser abroad can see which rules apply. Where a question is purely technical, such as a partly lost recovery phrase, the answer is the same in any country.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1a1a2e; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 26px 0 10px;\">Victims and next steps<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/scammed-with-crypto-where-to-turn\/\">I have been scammed with crypto, where can I turn?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/what-to-do-after-crypto-fraud\/\">What should I do after crypto fraud and who can help?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/help-after-filing-a-police-report\/\">Who helps me with the next steps after filing a police report?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/can-stolen-crypto-be-traced\/\">Can stolen crypto be traced and what does that achieve?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/reliable-crypto-recovery-netherlands\/\">Reliable crypto recovery in the Netherlands, which firm should I approach?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1a1a2e; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 26px 0 10px;\">Fraud types and investigation<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/victim-of-pig-butchering-who-investigates\/\">I am a victim of pig butchering, who investigates my case?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/what-is-boiler-room-fraud-who-investigates\/\">What is boiler room fraud and who investigates it in the Netherlands?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/investigating-boiler-room-fraud-crypto-payments\/\">How does an investigation into boiler room fraud with crypto payments work?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/who-investigates-crypto-investment-scams\/\">Who investigates scams involving crypto investments?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/scam-by-a-fraudulent-crypto-broker\/\">Who helps after a scam by a fraudulent crypto broker?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/is-this-crypto-platform-fraudulent\/\">Who can establish whether a crypto platform is fraudulent?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1a1a2e; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 26px 0 10px;\">Wallets and access<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/partly-lost-seed-phrase-what-is-possible\/\">I have partly lost my seed phrase, what is still possible?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/partial-access-to-my-wallet-who-can-help\/\">I still have partial access to my wallet, who can look at it with me?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/reliable-help-restoring-wallet-access\/\">Is there reliable help with restoring access to a wallet?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1a1a2e; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 26px 0 10px;\">Source of funds, banks and tax<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/substantiate-crypto-assets-dutch-bank\/\">How do I substantiate my crypto assets for a Dutch bank?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/bank-blocking-payment-from-crypto\/\">My bank is blocking a payment from crypto, who helps substantiate the origin?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/dutch-tax-authority-questions-about-crypto\/\">The Dutch tax authority is asking about my crypto, who helps me substantiate it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/show-crypto-profit-was-earned-honestly\/\">I have to show that my crypto profit was earned honestly, who can help?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/documents-bank-needs-money-from-crypto\/\">Which documents does my bank need for money that came from crypto?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/source-of-funds-versus-origin-of-assets\/\">What is the difference between source of funds and the origin of your assets?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/crypto-assets-for-box-3\/\">How do I set out my crypto assets clearly for Box 3?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/who-sets-out-crypto-assets-for-tax-return\/\">Which firm sets out my crypto assets clearly for the tax return?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/overview-of-my-crypto-for-my-accountant\/\">Who prepares an overview of my crypto for my bookkeeper?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/mapping-crypto-assets-for-private-individuals\/\">Who maps out crypto assets clearly for private individuals?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1a1a2e; font-size: 1.25em; margin: 26px 0 10px;\">Legal and business<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/crypto-assets-in-a-divorce\/\">How are crypto assets established in a divorce?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/value-of-crypto-holdings-in-a-divorce\/\">Who establishes the value of crypto holdings during a divorce?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/crypto-assets-in-an-estate\/\">How are crypto assets in an estate mapped out?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/crypto-holdings-in-a-bankruptcy\/\">How are crypto holdings traced and substantiated in a bankruptcy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/company-crypto-holdings-mapped-out\/\">How do I map out my company crypto holdings clearly?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Nothing on these pages is a promise about an outcome. Paucitas establishes facts and records them, and what a bank, an authority or a court then does with the report is for them to decide.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #eee; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 26px 0 0;\"><strong>More background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 8px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/topics\/\">Topics and pillars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/\">Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blogs\/\">Blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afm.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (official site)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- pcb-cross start --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #eee; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 26px 0 0;\"><strong>Background reading from the blog<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 8px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/crypto-in-box-3-substantiate-origin-tax\/\">Crypto assets and your tax return: substantiating origin for the tax office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/mortgage-with-crypto-verify-assets\/\">Mortgage with crypto: how to verify your assets for the lender<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/bank-blocking-account-crypto-proof-of-origin\/\">Bank blocking your account over crypto: how to deliver conclusive proof of origin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/origin-of-crypto-what-your-bank-wants-to-see\/\">Why is my bank suddenly asking about the origin of my crypto?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/box-3-and-crypto-verification-questions\/\">Box 3 and crypto: the most frequently asked verification questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/mortgage-crypto-asset-verification-case\/\">Case study: mortgage approved thanks to a watertight asset verification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/dac8-crypto-reporting-tax-administration-2026\/\">DAC8 goes live: crypto providers report your balance to the Tax Administration from 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/crypto-asset-verification-questions\/\">Frequently asked questions about crypto asset verification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/stolen-crypto-recovery-questions\/\">Frequently asked questions about stolen crypto and recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/hidden-crypto-in-a-divorce-case-study\/\">Case study: hidden crypto in a divorce brought into view<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/stolen-crypto-back-4-factors\/\">How big is the chance of getting my stolen crypto back?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/blog\/institutions-crypto-investment-fraud\/\">What institutions fail to grasp about crypto and investment fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- pcb-cross end -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions about crypto, origin and investigation One short page per question, with the answer in the first two sentences. 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