From the marginalia — the deposit pathway:

• Deposit-side hashes from claimant wallets into MGM Global’s receiving addresses.
• Operator forwarding wallets — deposit consolidation documented to chain-of-custody standards.
• Inter-chain bridge transactions when value moves toward off-ramp liquidity.
• Mixer/obfuscation events the operator routed through, where present.
• Final off-ramp endpoint and named counterparty exchange.

Off-ramp reading — exchange counterparty for MGM Global:

• MGM Global casefiles end at a centralised exchange — Bybit, KuCoin, OKX, or Gate.io are common; the casefile names the actual deposit address that received the consolidated funds.
• Off-ramp wallet for MGM Global is matched against compliance and chain-analytics datasets the Professor reads daily.
• Compliance leverage applied to the named off-ramp for MGM Global — the packet is delivered in compliance-desk format.
• Non-cooperative off-ramps trigger IC3 + state-AG + civil-discovery escalation on the MGM Global casefile.

Recovery pathway — how this casefile moves toward filing:

1. Triage on MGM Global — submission read against a no-go checklist, written go/no-go returned to the claimant inside one business day.
2. Trace on MGM Global — deposit pathway mapped across chains, captured with chain-of-custody hashes.
3. Identify on MGM Global — off-ramp endpoint matched to a named exchange counterparty.
4. File the MGM Global packet — IC3, state AG (where loss meets state thresholds), off-ramp compliance desk, and civil-discovery overlay where dollar value supports it.
5. Follow-through on MGM Global — the Professor stays on the casefile until a documented next step exists.

Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

• Chains the Professor reads for MGM Global casefiles — BTC, ETH, Tron USDT, BNB Smart Chain, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, plus the cross-chain bridges that link them.
• Off-ramps named in MGM Global — major centralised venues with compliance desks that accept regulator-grade packets.
• Filing pathways available on MGM Global — IC3 for US claimants, state AG offices, off-ramp compliance, and civil-discovery overlay for high-value loss.

What the Professor will never do — by policy:

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