Records
Transaction records, not a magic trace
A bitcoin transfer can be read by anyone, because the ledger is public. That does not mean the person at the other end can be named, and it does not mean a court will freeze anything. What helps is the transaction ID, the wallet address, the date, and the exchange or the website you used.
Send those. Do not send the seed phrase that spends the wallet. We will not ask for it, and we will not ask you to install AnyDesk, TeamViewer, or any other remote-desktop tool.
Where the trail usually stops
Some transfers land at a large exchange, and a letter to that exchange is a real step. Some pass through a mixer, a privacy coin, or a chain of fresh wallets, and the public record stops being useful. We will say when that has happened. We will not sell you a longer trace to avoid saying it.
A freezing order is a court order, asked for by a lawyer who can stand in that court, on facts that support it. We will not tell you one is available because a website said "asset tracing". If a lawyer who can make the application thinks it is realistic, you will be told, and you will agree before anyone is instructed.
The plain terms
Harvey Kaye is the solicitor at RVK Legal Services Limited, a firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA ID 8009455. His own SRA number is 609496. He was admitted on 15 March 2017. The work is done in English.
You pay nothing to start, and nothing if nothing comes back. If money reaches your bank, by a settlement or through a court, the fee is 12.5% of what you receive. In a typical matter that is the only charge from this firm. We sign a written agreement before we act for you. Sending a form does not start that agreement.
We never ask for a seed phrase, a private key, a password, or remote access to your phone or computer. If someone does, and uses our name, it is not us.
We cannot take clients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Germany, Italy, or France.
Questions people ask
Can you reverse a blockchain transaction?
No. The transfer itself does not reverse. The remaining question is legal: is there a person or an exchange that can be asked to pay?
Do you need my seed phrase to trace a transaction ID?
No. The transaction ID is already public.
Will you promise a freezing order?
No. A court might make one. We will not say so unless a lawyer who can ask for it agrees the facts support the application.