From Seed to Seizure: How TRM Seed Analysis Sets the Standard for Crypto Investigations

When investigators encounter seed phrases or similar material in the field, it often represents both an opportunity and a challenge. A partial mnemonic scribbled on a notepad, a hardware wallet configured with Shamir shares, or a phrase missing a single word can all point to millions in assets linked to illicit activity. But how do you surface what’s recoverable, act quickly, and maintain evidentiary integrity?

In just the past few months, TRM has rolled out a wave of upgrades to Seed Analysis, enhancing our product to meet evolving investigator needs:

• Coverage has expanded to over 30+ blockchains for seed analysis, including Tezos, Stellar, Aptos, Binance Beacon Chain, as well as custom derivation strategies for Atomic LTC, and BitGet BTC.
• Support for emerging EVM ecosystems like Unichain ensures investigators can follow funds across the latest variants.
• Input handling has been strengthened with fuzzy matching, wildcards (across SLIP39, BIP39, Electrum V1, and Electrum V2), word permutations, and smarter validation.
• Usability has been refined through bulk CSV ingestion, new derivation path support, and cleaner navigation.

TRM Seed Analysis is the industry’s most advanced solution — setting the standard with unmatched coverage, breadth, and usability. It supports the widest range of blockchains, wallet formats, and software types, giving investigators capabilities no other tool provides.

Each release reinforces a simple principle: no matter how messy the evidence or how fast the ecosystem shifts, Seed Analysis equips investigators with a tool that keeps pace.

Why TRM's Seed Analysis is essential for law enforcement

Seed Analysis is a forensic-grade engine built for these exact moments. It reconstructs incomplete or corrupted inputs, surfaces wallets across dozens of blockchains, and produces courtroom-ready intelligence in hours rather than days. The product has become a standard for agencies worldwide because it reflects the realities of investigations: messy evidence, high stakes, and the need for speed.

Input handling

Investigators rarely encounter clean inputs. A misspelled word or incomplete share is more common than a perfect phrase — and without the right tools, those fragments risk going nowhere. Seed Analysis accounts for this by tolerating errors, reconstructing SLIP-39 shares, and processing a wide range of formats — from BIP-86 Taproot to WIF, HEX, and XPRV. Combined with recent enhancements, like fuzzy matching and wildcard handling, investigators can use evidence that would otherwise be dismissed as unusable.

Address testing

Once inputs are reconstructed, the challenge shifts to scale. Testing billions of possible addresses across dozens of blockchains is not practical by hand. Seed Analysis performs this work automatically in a secure offline environment, surfacing relevant wallets without guesswork. Usability improvements such as bulk CSV ingestion and streamlined navigation mean entire teams can process high volumes of seed material quickly, turning what once took days into actionable intelligence in hours.

Cross-chain visibility

Investigations also demand continuity across shifting networks. Assets often migrate across chains that later sunset or transform, and visibility cannot stop when the technology changes. By preserving access on legacy networks such as Binance Beacon Chain as well as supporting new emerging chains, Seed Analysis enables investigators to follow the full arc of an asset’s story, ensuring that critical leads are not lost to time.

The real-world impact of Seed Analysis

All of these capabilities translate directly to operational impact. Every enhancement — whether adding new chains, extending wallet support, or refining input handling — reflects the same principle: no seed phrase should be a dead end. For investigators, each one is the beginning of a case — a lead that can uncover wallets, recover assets, and accelerate justice.

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