Trace summary — funds that left mcmarkets.com:

• Deposit confirmations from the claimant to MC Markets’s receiving wallet at mcmarkets.com.
• Forwarding-wallet pathway documented hop-by-hop with chain-of-custody hashes.
• Cross-chain bridge transactions where the operator routed value out of the deposit chain.
• Mixer or coin-join interactions, where applicable.
• Final off-ramp at a centralised exchange — the compliance counterparty named in the recovery filing.

Off-ramp summary — MC Markets casefile:

• On the MC Markets casefile, the off-ramp endpoint resolves to a centralised exchange — Bitfinex, MEXC, or Crypto.com seen often in this segment, with the larger venues routed through under stress.
• The off-ramp wallet for MC Markets is run against chain-analytics datasets and the Professor’s own compliance feeds.
• A regulator-ready packet is delivered to the named counterparty — the MC Markets casefile is built to the off-ramp’s compliance standard.
• Where the off-ramp will not engage, MC Markets escalates to IC3, state AG, and civil-discovery overlay.

Recovery pathway — how this casefile moves toward filing:

1. Submission triage — MC Markets casefile reviewed against the no-go list, written reply within one business day.
2. Pathway trace — MC Markets deposit and forwarding wallets captured.
3. Endpoint identification — MC Markets off-ramp wallet named.
4. Filing — MC Markets packet delivered to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, civil discovery as needed.
5. Ongoing follow — MC Markets stays on file until a documented next step is reached.

Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

• Chains tracked on MC Markets — Bitcoin and Ethereum at the deposit side; Tron USDT-TRC20 and BSC at the consolidation side; bridges crossed where the operator chases liquidity.
• Off-ramps tracked on MC Markets — named exchange counterparties with public compliance contacts.
• Filings supported on MC Markets — IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, civil discovery — selected by the dollar value and the off-ramp’s responsiveness.

Boundaries on every MC Markets casefile — never crossed:

• Hard line on MC Markets — no seed-phrase requests, period.
• Hard line on MC Markets — no remote logins requested.
• Hard line on MC Markets — no upfront cash retainer.
• Hard line on MC Markets — no guarantee language.
• Hard line on MC Markets — no unsolicited phone outreach.