The annotation reads — wallet trace:

• Initial deposit hashes to the MergeFX receiving address at mergefx.com.
• Hop-by-hop forwarding wallets across the deposit chain, captured with chain-of-custody hashes.
• Cross-chain bridge events that move value into the chain where liquidity supports the eventual off-ramp.
• Obfuscation events through mixer contracts and privacy services.
• Centralised-exchange off-ramp wallets — the named counterparty that holds compliance leverage.

From the lectern — off-ramp identification:

• On the MergeFX 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 MergeFX is run against chain-analytics datasets and the Professor’s own compliance feeds.
• A regulator-ready packet is delivered to the named counterparty — the MergeFX casefile is built to the off-ramp’s compliance standard.
• Where the off-ramp will not engage, MergeFX escalates to IC3, state AG, and civil-discovery overlay.

Filing pathway — the next step after the off-ramp is identified:

1. Casefile review on MergeFX — reading the submission against the no-go list.
2. Trace mapping on MergeFX — pathway documented to chain-of-custody standard.
3. Off-ramp naming on MergeFX — exchange endpoint identified.
4. Packet filing on MergeFX — to the named off-ramp, IC3, state AG; civil discovery overlay as applicable.
5. Documented follow-through on MergeFX.

Chains and off-ramps the Professor follows:

• Chains the MergeFX casefile may touch — Bitcoin and Ethereum at the deposit side, Tron USDT-TRC20 in stablecoin pathways, BNB Smart Chain and the L2s (Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Base) where bridges link them.
• Off-ramps relevant to MergeFX — the major venues including OKX, Bybit, Binance and KuCoin, plus the regional venues operators rotate through under regulatory stress.
• Filings the MergeFX packet supports — IC3, the appropriate state attorney general, the off-ramp’s compliance desk, and a civil-discovery overlay where dollar value justifies it.

Recovery scammers do these things; the Professor never does:

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