A trace begins from an evidenced starting point — your own transaction hash or a documented address — and follows transfers outward, hop by hop, recording amounts, times and hashes.
The output is not a name. It is a documented path and a classified endpoint: an exchange deposit, a bridge, a privacy protocol or a dormant address, each with a stated level of confidence.
Related terms
Clustering
Grouping addresses likely under common control, using patterns such as shared spending or funding.
Attribution
Linking an address to a real-world service or person, using information from outside the ledger.
Evidence pack
A structured written report setting out the traced path, the hashes behind it, and the confidence in each step.
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