Want to be an On-Chain Detective? A Comprehensive List of Investigation Tools by ZachXBT Revealed!

On-Chain Investigator ZachXBT Shares His Complete Tool List for Scam Investigations

On-chain detective ZachXBT is a well-known expert in uncovering scams, specializing in investigating the perpetrators behind frauds and hacker attacks using both on-chain and off-chain information. Today, ZachXBT shared a comprehensive list of tools that he frequently uses during investigations on his channel.

Tools for Tracking Wallet Addresses

Cielo is a tool used to track wallet addresses, supporting multiple blockchain networks (such as EVM, Bitcoin, Solana, Tron, etc.). Link

Visualization and Analysis Tools

TRM provides tools to generate visual charts for addresses and transactions, helping to analyze the flow of funds. Link

MetaSuites is a Chrome extension that adds additional data to blockchain browsers, improving the querying experience. Link

Public Information Query Tools

OSINT Industries offers public intelligence query services for emails, usernames, and phone numbers. Link

LeakPeek is a tool for querying database breach information. Link

Snusbase is another tool focused on database searches, allowing users to find leaked data. Link

Intelx provides comprehensive database query services, covering multiple information sources. Link

IP and Data Theft Query Tools

Spur is a tool for IP address querying and analysis, suitable for network tracking. Link

Cavalier by Hudson Rock is used to find data related to information theft, developed by Hudson Rock. Link

Impersonator is a Chrome extension that simulates logins to decentralized applications (dApps). Link

Blockchain Transaction Analysis Tools

MetaSleuth is a tool similar to TRM, designed for retail users to help analyze blockchain transactions. Link

Arkham is a multi-chain blockchain explorer that provides entity labels, chart generation, and alert features. Link

Obsidian is a tool for creating flowcharts and charts, suitable for analyzing the flow of funds. Link (Note: This assumes referring to the Obsidian application, please clarify if otherwise)

Web Archive and Snapshot Tools

Wayback Machine is a tool for archiving web pages, allowing you to view historical versions of pages. Link

Archive Today is another web archiving tool, offering instant snapshot features. Link

Blockchain Explorers

Etherscan/Solscan are blockchain explorers for the EVM and Solana networks, used to query transactions and addresses. Etherscan / Solscan

Blockchair is a Bitcoin blockchain explorer, providing detailed transaction and address data. Link

Cross-Chain Transfer and Aggregation Tools

Range is a cross-chain transfer protocol (CCTP) bridge explorer. Link

Pulsy is an aggregation tool for cross-chain bridges, integrating data from multiple cross-chain bridges. Link

Socketscan is an EVM-compatible cross-chain bridge explorer, focusing on bridge transaction queries. Link

Blockchain Data Analysis Platforms

Dune is a blockchain data analysis platform, allowing custom queries of on-chain data. Link

Social Media and Public Information Tools

Mugetsu is a tool for querying X/Twitter usernames’ history and meme coin-related information. Link

TelegramDB Search Bot is a Telegram-based open-source intelligence search bot, used to query user or group information. Link

Discord[.]ID is a tool for querying basic information of Discord accounts. Link

Cryptocurrency Taxation Tools

CryptoTaxCalculator is a cryptocurrency tax calculation tool, used for tracking address profits and losses (PNL). Link