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\u2190<\/span>Back to Glossary<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tracing transactions<\/h1>\n

How transactions can be followed step by step across the blockchain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Terms<\/h2>\n

This category holds the terms used to follow a flow of funds: the wallet, the seed phrase, tracing crypto, the mixer, the exchange, address monitoring, the cash-out point, cross-chain movement and the wallet hack. Together they describe the route from the first address to the point where value leaves the chain.<\/p>\n

Below we explain the terms that come up when tracing transactions. Calm and traceable: what something is, what it may indicate and a recognisable example. If you run into something, we are glad to think along with you.<\/p>\n

These terms become relevant as soon as you want to know whether an amount can still be followed. That depends on whether the chain is public, whether intermediate services were used and whether the money reached a provider that can identify a customer. Knowing the difference between an address, a wallet and an exchange balance also makes clear why speed matters and why not every trail leads to a name. The explanations below provide that background.<\/p>\n

Wallet<\/span><\/span>The digital place used to keep and send crypto.<\/span><\/a>Seed phrase<\/span><\/span>The word sequence used to restore access to a wallet.<\/span><\/a>Tracing crypto<\/span><\/span>Following transactions step by step across the blockchain.<\/span><\/a>Mixer<\/span><\/span>A service that combines crypto and makes a route harder to follow.<\/span><\/a>Exchange<\/span><\/span>A platform where crypto is traded and converted.<\/span><\/a>Address monitoring<\/span><\/span>Keeping an eye on a wallet address to notice movement.<\/span><\/a>Cash-out point<\/span><\/span>The place where crypto is converted into ordinary money.<\/span><\/a>Cross-chain<\/span><\/span>Moving value between different blockchains.<\/span><\/a>Wallet hack<\/span><\/span>Unwanted access to a wallet after which assets may disappear.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n