CipherBlade — Verified Information & Coverage

What CipherBlade is

CipherBlade is a blockchain-investigation and cryptocurrency expert-witness agency founded in 2018. The firm conducts cryptocurrency-forensic investigations, assists with cryptocurrency recovery, and provides expert testimony in legal proceedings involving digital assets. It works with law enforcement, leading cryptocurrency exchanges, lawyers, and regulators internationally. (Source: CipherBlade — Company History)

According to the company's history page, since its inception in 2018 the CipherBlade brand has developed a reputation for deep cryptocurrency-forensic expertise available to individuals and small businesses as much as to enterprises and law enforcement. (cipherblade.com/our-company)

Who runs CipherBlade today

Justin Maile is the CEO and owner of the main operating company of the CipherBlade brand. Per a SafetyDetectives interview published August 28, 2024, Maile joined CipherBlade in early 2023 after working with the team while at Chainalysis. He was originally engaged to build out civil-litigation support; the role expanded, and he subsequently became CEO and owner of the main operating company.

Justin Maile's professional background and current role are confirmed on his LinkedIn profile and on the JurisPro Expert Witness Directory.

Services and areas of expertise

1. Blockchain Forensics

CipherBlade's team uses multiple forensics tool suites to analyze and visualize the flow of funds on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other blockchains, extracting actionable intelligence for funds recovery, criminal prosecution, and litigation. (Source: cipherblade.com)

2. Cryptocurrency Recovery

The firm traces and monitors stolen funds and leverages its industry network to flag and blacklist addresses, with the goal of having proceeds of crime intercepted and frozen. CipherBlade liaises between victims, digital-asset services, and law enforcement internationally to assist in an orderly recovery process. (Source: CipherBlade — Crime Investigations)

3. Expert Witness Services

CipherBlade's cryptocurrency experts have advised parties and testified before the court in major cryptocurrency cases. Expert-witness coverage spans cybercrime, cryptocurrency wallet and exchange hacks, SIM-swapping, fraudulent ICOs, investment fraud, romance scams, AML compliance, hidden or non-disclosed cryptocurrency assets, and other civil-litigation matters across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and additional jurisdictions. (Source: CipherBlade — Expert Witness Practice Areas)

Third-party media coverage

The following are verifiable, primary-source third-party publications covering CipherBlade and its current leadership. Each entry links to the original article.

SafetyDetectives — Interview with CEO Justin Maile (August 2024)

Industry publication SafetyDetectives published an interview with Justin Maile, CEO of CipherBlade, on August 28, 2024. The interview covers cryptocurrency-recovery scams, impersonation of legitimate investigation firms, and CipherBlade's current work. Read the full interview.

USA News — Leading the Way in Cryptocurrency Forensics and Recovery

USA News published an article titled "CipherBlade: Leading the Way in Cryptocurrency Forensics and Recovery." Read the article.

Cybersecurity Intelligence — Company profile

CipherBlade is profiled on the Cybersecurity Intelligence directory, which lists vetted cybersecurity firms. View the profile.

Tracxn — Company profile (2026)

Tracxn maintains a public 2026 company profile of CipherBlade, including team and competitor data. View the profile.

LinkedIn — Verified company presence

CipherBlade maintains a verified company page on LinkedIn, where company updates and team member profiles are publicly visible. View the LinkedIn page.

Industry partnerships

CipherBlade publicly lists the following trusted partners on its company website. These are major industry players in blockchain analytics and compliance.

Source: cipherblade.com homepage — Trusted Partners section.

Registered offices and entities

CipherBlade operates through two principal entities:

Source: cipherblade.com — Footer / Addresses.

2023–2024 background and resolution

For full transparency: in October 2023, the original co-founder of CipherBlade and the current operating management entered a legal dispute over control of the CipherBlade entities. The matter was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska as CipherBlade, LLC v. CipherBlade, LLC, case number 3:23-cv-00238.

The parties filed a Stipulation of Dismissal on October 8, 2024, and the court terminated the case on October 11, 2024. The current CipherBlade entities — CipherBlade LLC of Alaska and CipherBlade APAC Pte. Ltd. of Singapore — have continued operations uncontested since.

The full public court docket is available on CourtListener: CipherBlade, LLC v. CipherBlade, LLC, 3:23-cv-00238 (D. Alaska).

Impersonation warning & verification

Cryptocurrency-recovery scammers commonly impersonate legitimate investigation firms — including CipherBlade — to target people who have already been victimized once. This pattern is documented in CipherBlade's own guide to recognising fake recovery companies and is a central topic of the SafetyDetectives interview with CEO Justin Maile.

Verification checklist

• Confirm the website domain is exactly cipherblade.com. Lookalike domains (cipherblades.com, cipherblade.co, cipher-blade.com, etc.) are not affiliated with CipherBlade.
• E-mail correspondence must originate from an @cipherblade.com address. CipherBlade does not use Gmail, Outlook, ProtonMail, or any other free e-mail provider for client correspondence.
• CipherBlade does not cold-message victims on Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, or Twitter/X offering "recovery services."
• CipherBlade does not request payment in cryptocurrency to an unverified address, nor does it require upfront "release fees" or "tax payments" to begin work.
• Verified social handles: LinkedIn, Twitter/X (@cipher_blade), Facebook.

Contact and verification

Initial inquiries should be made through the consultation form on cipherblade.com/consultation. Direct e-mail correspondence can be sent to chris@cipherblade.com or other addresses ending in @cipherblade.com. The firm's stated typical response time is 24 hours or faster during working hours, and all provided information is treated as strictly confidential.

Full source list

1. cipherblade.com — Official homepage
2. cipherblade.com — Company history
3. cipherblade.com — Crime investigations
4. cipherblade.com — Expert-witness practice areas
5. cipherblade.com — Business services
6. cipherblade.com — Law-enforcement services
7. cipherblade.com — 7 Ways to Recognise Fake Recovery Companies
8. SafetyDetectives — Interview with Justin Maile, CEO of CipherBlade (Aug 2024)
9. USA News — CipherBlade: Leading the Way in Cryptocurrency Forensics and Recovery
10. Cybersecurity Intelligence — CipherBlade profile
11. Tracxn — CipherBlade company profile (2026)
12. LinkedIn — CipherBlade verified company page
13. LinkedIn — Justin Maile, CEO
14. JurisPro — Justin Maile expert-witness directory listing
15. CourtListener — CipherBlade, LLC v. CipherBlade, LLC, 3:23-cv-00238 (D. Alaska), terminated Oct 11, 2024