Overview

CryptoDelos is a site with the purpose of identifying bad actors in crypto. I created this site because I was hacked at one point and all of my crypto in my wallet and all of my positions in dexes were subsequently emptied. It was frustrating because I could see the transactions, and I could see the account that my funds had been transferred to, but there was nothing I could do about it. Soon, after a few days, the funds were transferred further downstream. What's worse is that it looked like funds were being transferred into the account from multiple other sources, meaning several others were potentially being ripped off as well. It was as if I was watching a thief run off with my money in slow motion.

The philosophy behind this site is to develop a reasonably reliable source of accounts that have been involved in crypto hacks and to provide api access to this data. It is not currently possible to identify individuals affiliated with some these accounts, however, if sites that perform currency swaps or other transactions query this data source, they may be able to identify a potential bad actor, and delay or prohibit performing transactions on behalf of these accounts. If swaps and dexes attempt to verify the accounts they are performing transactions with or for, ultimately it could make hacking less desirable as it would lead to funds being stranded in accounts associated with transactions that have been registered with this service. Ultimately, the roadmap is to develop a set of crypto services (swap, dex, etc) that utilizes this service.

You'll notice that the form accepts an optional email address that can be submitted with an incident. The purpose of collecting an email address is to encourage the integrity of the data. Incidents that have been submitted and confirmed with an email address can be considered more reliable than incidents that have been submitted anonymously. Also note that the submitter email address is kept for internal use only. It is not returned in the response data from the api.In addition, a fee is collected at time of submission to further dissuade abuse of the service.

I realize this service may be a bit controversial given a lot of the crypto community's vehement support of its pseudonymous nature. It is worth noting that this site doesn't actually identify the initiator of a transaction or the owner of an account, it merely identifies a transaction and account as having been associated with bad activity. The service provides a location where victims of crypto hacks can get the word out about what has happened to them, and help slow the dispersion of their funds.