Building an Unbroken, Dated Record
Chain-of-custody analysis for a domain documents every point at which control changed hands: registrar-to-registrar transfers, intra-registrar account pushes, expiration and re-registration (drop-catch) sequences, and marketplace sales. Each link in the chain is tied to a specific, dated source — a WHOIS snapshot, a registrar transaction log, an escrow record, or archived correspondence — so the sequence can be verified independently rather than taken on the analyst's word.
Where Chain-of-Custody Work Matters Most
This analysis is most often central in disputes involving alleged theft or unauthorized transfer, contested business or partnership dissolutions where domain ownership was never formally documented, and estate or divorce matters where a domain's ownership history needs to be established for a broader asset-division dispute.