Following the blockchain

[AshFir3245]

Hello everybody,

I am new here!

I have a question:
Is it possible to build a system to follow bitcoin around and help investigate transfers.
I mean, if you have some known addresses and known transactions you would get output that could help further investigation.

I am not talking about a specific case, although it would be nice to follow MT. gox coin trail.
(Yes i have been goxxed, both fiat and a few coins were in my balance as of jan 2014...)

I guess it is not possible because somebody would have done that by now, but why?

Thanks!

[DannyHamilton]

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I mean, if you have some known addresses and known transactions you would get output that could help further investigation.
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Sure.

Try this site:

https://blockchain.info

[AshFir3245]

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I mean, if you have some known addresses and known transactions you would get output that could help further investigation.
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Sure.

Try this site:

https://blockchain.info

Hey Danny thanks for your reply.
I have seen this site, but you cannot "flag" suspected address and see if they pop up again.
I mean, if money is divided again and again it's hard for human to follow, but maybe for software it's easier?

[BiTJack]

At this point there's no software available like that. It's even harder with Bitcoin-qt walles, qt transactions
are made in a way that no one can catch any point of trail. So, only your address forensics skills can help you do that.

[Sindelar1938]

You can just track the blockchain around if you want
I go to blockchain.info when I want to look at a particular block

[shorena]

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Hey Danny thanks for your reply.
I have seen this site, but you cannot "flag" suspected address and see if they pop up again.
I mean, if money is divided again and again it's hard for human to follow, but maybe for software it's easier?

There are ways to prevent tracking.

See here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Anonymity
and here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=241.0

[AshFir3245]

Thanks everybody for the comments.
Seems I have  a lot to read