PRACTICAL 3

On June 25, 2024, a victim came to your office and reported that his cryptocurrency wallet was compromised and that a scammer stole nearly $44,355 worth of his DOGE cryptocurrency in two separate transactions. The victim advised that the original theft happened on June 14, 2024, and approximately $39,000 of DOGE was stolen. The victim advised that he (the victim) transferred approximately $5100 of DOGE on June 24, 2025, and then later that day he noticed his DOGE was drained. You asked the victim for the exact amount of DOGE coins stolen and he advised that the first transaction on June 14, 2024, resulted in the loss of 278,998 DOGE coins and the second transaction on June 25 resulted in the loss of 42,000 DOGE coins.

The victim advised that his wallet address is:

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Based on this information, answer the following questions using an advanced blockchain analytical tool:

(NOTE – CT PRO USE THE TRACER FEATURE ONLY AND SET A DATE FILTER OF JUNE 14, 2024 - JULY 15, 2024.)

1. Trace the movement of the DOGE and attempt to identify a potential exchange used to cash out the cryptocurrency. (NOTE – CT PRO – PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO TRANSACTION HASHES ON THE JUNE 14 TRANSFER. BOT TRACE IS NOT SUPPORTED FOR DOGE COIN)

Document the last four of the transaction hash, the target address, and the exchange deposit address that you would use to prepare a legal process to the exchange for account information.