Applied Technology Solutions delivers court-admissible financial intelligence, cryptocurrency forensics, and enhanced due diligence to the institutions leading the world's most consequential investigations.
Applied Technology Solutions is a financial intelligence and forensic investigations firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. We deliver enhanced due diligence, cryptocurrency forensics, risk assessment, and specialized training to clients operating at the intersection of law, finance, and government.
Our approach is tool-agnostic. We deploy whichever blockchain-analytics platform, open-source intelligence framework, or proprietary methodology best suits the question — and we document every step to a standard that holds up in court, in compliance reviews, and in front of regulators.
From tracing illicit cryptocurrency flows to vetting counterparties across opaque jurisdictions, our clients rely on us when conventional channels run cold and the stakes are highest.
Every finding documented to evidentiary standards with preserved chain of custody.
We deploy the right method for the question — never a single vendor's blind spots.
Client information protected under strict NDA frameworks at every stage.
Active research across emerging financial-crime vectors keeps us ahead of the curve.
Integrated capabilities across the financial-crime investigation lifecycle — from counterparty screening through cryptocurrency tracing, risk modeling, and capacity building.
In-depth investigation of higher-risk individuals, entities, and transactions — surfacing source of wealth, beneficial ownership, regulatory exposure, and reputational signals standard screening misses.
Blockchain-native tracing of asset flows, wallet attribution, and exchange-cluster analysis across Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, privacy coins, and emerging chains — built for asset recovery, sanctions, and law-enforcement use cases.
Comprehensive risk profiling of networks, regions, sectors, and counterparties — combining structured data, OSINT, HUMINT, and proprietary methodology into strategic intelligence for consequential decisions.
Specialized, scenario-based training for investigators, compliance teams, and regulatory bodies — covering financial crime, cryptocurrency forensics, and emerging illicit-finance methodologies.
We work exclusively with sophisticated B2B clients across three sectors, under strict confidentiality and engagement protocols.
Asset-recovery counsel, white-collar defense teams, and litigation specialists relying on court-admissible financial intelligence and expert testimony.
Banks, asset managers, fintechs, and digital-asset exchanges needing enhanced due diligence, monitoring support, and risk intelligence at compliance speed.
Regulatory authorities, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies conducting cross-border investigations, sanctions enforcement, and capacity building.
Every engagement follows the same four-stage framework — calibrated to the question, the jurisdiction, and the standard of proof required.
We align on the question, standard of proof, jurisdictional context, and deliverable format before any data is touched.
Multi-source investigation combining blockchain analysis, OSINT, public records, and proprietary intelligence.
Findings are cross-validated, sourced, and stress-tested. Chain of custody is preserved for admissibility.
Deliverables structured for the audience — courtroom, board, regulator, or operational team — with full methodology disclosure.
A selection of anonymized engagements illustrating the depth, methodology, and results our clients rely on when conventional channels run cold.
A law firm engaged us to trace stolen funds deliberately fragmented across three blockchains, routed through two mixing services, and partially converted to privacy coins. We reconstructed the full transaction graph, attributed controlling wallets to a single entity cluster, and produced court-admissible findings supporting a successful asset-freezing order.
A PE fund required a full beneficial-ownership trace of a target with apparent ties to a sanctioned jurisdiction. We mapped a seven-layer corporate structure across four jurisdictions, identified the undisclosed ultimate beneficial owner, and surfaced active litigation omitted from deal disclosures — enabling the client to withdraw before closing.
A licensed fintech retained us to assess sanctions risk across its top-tier counterparty network after a regulatory inquiry. We surfaced undisclosed connections between three counterparties and OFAC-designated entities — through nominee structures and dormant intermediaries — supporting a voluntary self-disclosure before enforcement action.
All case studies are anonymized and presented with client authorization. Identifying details have been generalized to preserve confidentiality.
Original analysis on cryptocurrency forensics, illicit-finance typologies, and the evolving compliance landscape.
Whether you're scoping an investigation, evaluating a counterparty, or building internal capacity — our team responds to qualified inquiries within one business day.