What Is ARACHNE
A Blockchain Trace Engine
ARACHNE is a web-based intelligence tool that lets you trace any Ethereum wallet address through its entire transaction network — mapping connections, visualising flows, and flagging risk automatically. Think of it as a spider casting its web across the blockchain, following every thread until the full picture emerges.
The Core Mechanics
Three stages. One seamless pipeline. From a single wallet address to a complete network map.
01
Trace
Enter any Ethereum wallet address. ARACHNE queries the Ethereum blockchain and recursively fetches every transaction, mapping each connected address outward — layer by layer — up to five hops deep.
02
Visualise
The result is rendered as an interactive, force-directed graph. Nodes represent wallets; edges represent transactions. Node size reflects transaction volume; colour reflects depth from the origin wallet.
03
Detect
Every wallet in the network is automatically checked against known mixer contract addresses — including Tornado Cash. Wallets that have interacted with mixers are flagged at High, Medium, or Low risk.
The Blockchain
What ARACHNE Traces
ARACHNE operates on Ethereum mainnet — the world's most active public blockchain with the largest on-chain transaction history. Every ETH transfer, token swap, and contract interaction that has ever occurred on the Ethereum network is permanently recorded and publicly accessible.
When you submit a wallet address, ARACHNE fetches its full transaction history and identifies every address it has ever sent to or received from. Those addresses are then traced in turn — and so on, outward, for up to five layers. A single wallet with moderate activity can expand into a network of hundreds of connected addresses.
Data is sourced in real time directly from the Ethereum network. Results reflect the current state of the chain at the moment of your trace.
At a Glance
- NetworkEthereum mainnet (EVM)
- Data sourceLive Ethereum blockchain
- Max depth5 layers from origin
- Trace scopeETH transfers + token transactions
- Data freshnessReal-time on each trace
- Address formatStandard 0x Ethereum addresses
- Export formatsPNG image, JSON data
Graph Legend
The Graph
What ARACHNE Visualises
The output is an interactive force-directed graph rendered in your browser using D3.js. Nodes represent individual wallet addresses; edges represent transaction flows between them.
Node size is proportional to transaction volume — wallets that have moved significant ETH appear larger. Node colour follows a violet-to-amber gradient that indicates depth from the origin wallet, making the web's structure immediately legible at a glance.
The graph is fully interactive: pan, zoom, drag individual nodes, expand or collapse clusters. Export the full graph as a PNG image or download the raw network data as JSON for use in your own analysis tools.
Risk Detection
What Risk Levels Mean
ARACHNE classifies every wallet in your trace graph against known mixer and sanctioned contract addresses. Here is what each risk level indicates.
The wallet has directly interacted with a known mixer contract — for example, Tornado Cash. Direct mixer interaction is the strongest indicator of deliberate transaction obfuscation.
The wallet has indirect connections to mixer activity, or has been flagged by heuristic analysis as potentially involved in obfuscation — but without confirmed direct interaction.
No mixer interactions detected. The wallet's transaction history does not match any known patterns of deliberate obfuscation. This is the default classification for clean wallets.
Applications
What You Can Do with ARACHNE
From professional compliance work to personal due diligence — ARACHNE is built for anyone who needs clarity on where funds have come from and where they have gone.
OSINT & Investigations
Investigators, journalists, and researchers use ARACHNE to map fund flows, identify connected entities, and build evidence trails for on-chain activity.
Compliance & AML
Compliance teams use ARACHNE as a rapid pre-screening tool to check counterparty wallets for mixer exposure before approving transactions or onboarding clients.
Due Diligence
Before transferring funds to a new address — or accepting them — run a trace to understand the wallet's history and any risk flags in its network.
Security Research
Blockchain security researchers use ARACHNE to trace stolen funds, map attacker wallet clusters, and build post-incident reports.
Academic Research
Academics studying on-chain behaviour, DeFi flows, or privacy tools use ARACHNE's graph exports as primary data for quantitative analysis.
Personal Verification
Curious about a wallet you are sending to — or receiving from? A quick trace gives you confidence about who you are dealing with before funds move.
The Data
What Powers ARACHNE
ARACHNE does not maintain its own blockchain data. It queries the Ethereum network in real time. This means you always get current data, with no risk of stale caches or proprietary databases diverging from the actual chain.
Ethereum is a public ledger. Every transaction is permanently recorded and verifiable by anyone. ARACHNE simply makes that public data readable — turning thousands of raw transaction records into a single, navigable visual map.
Mixer detection uses a continuously maintained list of known Tornado Cash contract addresses and related mixer protocols. The list is built into the ARACHNE engine and is updated as new mixer deployments are identified.
Ready to trace?
Start your 7-day free trial — no credit card required. Enter any Ethereum wallet address and see its full transaction network within seconds.