FollowTheFunds
A plain-English crypto investigation tool for individual investors and fraud victims — paste any wallet or transaction and get a clear risk summary, fund-flow map, and sharable report.
crypto investors and small-scale fraud victims who need to trace funds without hiring an investigator
- Paste any wallet address, transaction hash, or contract for a plain-English risk summary
- Visual money-flow map that shows where funds moved, with explanations of each hop
- Pattern detection for common scam typologies (pig-butchering, drainers, rug pulls)
- One-click sharable report you can send to exchanges, law enforcement, or a lawyer
The Product Hunt launch shows real interest in AI-driven on-chain investigation. Most users have no access to Chainalysis-grade tooling when their own money is on the line — they need a simple consumer version right after a scam, when time and clarity matter most.
Multiple consumer-facing crypto trace tools already operate (WalletDNA, ScamTrace, OnChainRisk, BlockscopeChat), confirming real victim demand; crypto fraud reports remain a persistent and growing category.Track a Scam Wallet — Trace Where Stolen Crypto Went ↗ScamTrace — Trace Crypto Scams, Expose Fraud, Recover Evidence ↗
Crowded with near-identical offerings — BlockscopeChat (the cited Product Hunt reference) already does AI on-chain investigation across 8 chains, and WalletDNA/OnChainRisk cover 18–23 chains for stolen-funds tracing, leaving little differentiated room.BlockscopeChat | AI Investigator ↗Trace Stolen Crypto | Track Stolen Funds Across 23 Networks | OnChainRisk ↗
Freemium + per-report pricing is the emerging norm (WalletDNA offers 'Free to start' with paid reports); clear upgrade vs. $30–50k/yr Chainalysis, but individual willingness-to-pay for self-serve reports remains largely unproven.The Best Chainalysis Alternative in 2026 | ChainHint ↗WalletDNA — Instant Blockchain Wallet Compliance Reports ↗
On-chain fraud volume is structurally tied to crypto adoption and is unlikely to decline; regulators and exchanges increasingly require traceability, sustaining demand for years.10 Best Chainalysis Alternatives & Competitors (2026) ↗
Public block explorers + LLM analysis make a minimum viable consumer trace tool buildable in weeks, but multi-chain coverage, attribution accuracy, and reliable cashout/exchange detection still require meaningful engineering and data partnerships.Blockscope - Advanced Crypto Forensics Platform ↗Top 10 Crypto Investigation Tools - CoinCodeCap ↗