Around The Block LLC
Around The Block LLC
Around The Block capabilities
Around The Block LLC. Last updated Nov 9, 2026.
Around The Block LLC is a software company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We build DigiByte products, help keep DigiByte network infrastructure running, publish free public research on DigiByte theft tracing, and offer point-in-time website security reviews. DigiByte builders who publicly build or maintain a DigiByte project get that review free.
This page describes capabilities. It is not a list of case outcomes, not a certification, and not a promise of recovery or security.
On-chain investigations and theft tracing
When DigiByte (DGB) is stolen or sent to a fraudulent site, the blockchain keeps a permanent public record of where it went. We follow that public record and write down only what it proves.
Tracing DigiByte thefts is free public research, not a paid investigative service. We never promise recovery. Most stolen crypto is not recovered. The value of the work is a clear, checkable trace and honest limits.
How the work is bounded:
- Funds are traced hop by hop from a confirmed on-chain anchor.
- Every published figure carries a label for how solid it is (for example Certified, Floor, Sampled, or Contaminated). Sampled or contaminated numbers are never presented as a theft total.
- Facts anyone can check stay separate from observations that are not proven.
- Intent is never claimed. The chain shows what moved, not why.
- Victim names, transaction IDs, wallet addresses, amounts, and dates are not published in a way that identifies a victim.
- Nothing goes public until it has been checked against the chain and reviewed by a person.
- We never ask for a seed phrase, private keys, passwords, or remote access to a device. Do not send them.
Mark McNiel (JohnnyLaw) is not a law enforcement officer, a lawyer, or a licensed investigator, and nothing here is legal or financial advice.
Full method: https://www.aroundtheblock.us/methodology
Public case study: https://www.aroundtheblock.us/cases/dgbpool/
DigiByte network infrastructure
Alongside products, Around The Block helps keep DigiByte network infrastructure running. Public company statements already on the homepage include:
- Running a DigiByte network seeder node (seed.aroundtheblock.app is one of DigiByte Core's hard-coded mainnet DNS seeds since 8.22.0).
- Electrum server updates for DigiByte.
- A Rosetta server implementation, built with AI assistance.
- A signed Guix build attestation for DigiByte Core 8.22.0-rc1 (attestation for that rc1 build; not a claim to have signed every 8.22 release artifact).
- Testing of the 9.26 release, with bug reports and fixes that shipped in the final version.
- Participation in current DigiByte developer chats on Gitter.
- Operating DigiDollar oracle 8 in the mainnet oracle roster hard-coded in DigiByte Core.
- Ability to follow stolen DigiByte funds on-chain as public research (see section above).
Related product context already public on the homepage: DigiScope (digiscope.me) is the DigiByte explorer, analytics, and education site; HoldFast Wallet is the Android self-custody wallet formerly called ATB Wallet.
Infrastructure claims on this page are capability statements. They are not performance metrics, uptime guarantees, or exclusivity claims.
Website security review (free for DigiByte builders)
A website security review is a point-in-time look at a public website, with human-reviewed findings and suggested fixes.
If you publicly build or maintain a DigiByte project, your review is free. Free reviews get the same care and checks as any other review. Each one covers the site you name, within the scope agreed in writing.
What a default review is:
- AI-assisted tools look at what a normal visitor can already see.
- A person reviews every finding before it is shared.
- It is a snapshot of the site on the day it is tested.
- It is not monitoring, not a certification, and not a guarantee that the site is secure.
How work starts (none of this starts from a draft alone):
- Prepare a request. The intake below is copy and field specification only. It does not send a message by itself and does not start a review.
- Confirm control of the site with a DNS record or a small file we give you.
- Agree on scope in writing before any work. Default testing looks only at what a normal visitor can see unless a separate signed authorization covers deeper testing.
- Receive findings privately, by a channel agreed for that project.
Preparing a request is not permission to test. Nothing starts until control and written scope are confirmed. We never ask for passwords, seed phrases, private keys, payment details, or credentials. Do not send them.
Findings are shared privately by a channel agreed for that project. We do not publish them without written consent. Secrets are redacted in the report.
This page does not claim DigiScope-account delivery. Live site-review copy (as of Nov 8, 2026) uses an agreed private channel, not a DigiScope portal. DigiScope private report delivery is omitted here until separately verified as working.
Optional badge after a review (if requested): Reviewed by AroundTheBlock.Us on the review date. It says reviewed, never secured. It is not a certification. It links to a verification page with review date, expiry, and a plain disclaimer. It expires 90 days after the review unless renewed by a re-review. It can be revoked if misused.
What is not included:
- Continuous monitoring, firewalls, malware cleanup, or incident response.
- Any promise that a site is secure or free of problems.
- Fixing the issues (findings and guidance only, unless separately agreed).
- Anything that changes data, denial of service, or social engineering.
- Host, CDN, or cloud provider systems unless that provider's permission is obtained first.
Full live page: https://www.aroundtheblock.us/site-review
Intake form copy and field specification
Purpose: prepare an email draft to contact@aroundtheblock.us. Buttons stay on the device. Opening an email app, copying the message, or downloading the message does not send anything and does not start a review. The website must not receive or store the form body.
Required confirmation checkbox copy:
"I control this site or have the owner's permission, and I understand this is a request, not authorization to test."
Honeypot: one blank field that humans leave empty.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Site URL | Yes | Main site to review. Include https://. HTTP(S) only. No passwords in the URL. |
| Other hostnames or URLs in scope | No | Optional additional hosts. Leave blank if none. |
| Your name | Yes | |
| Contact email | Yes | Reply address. Not a password. |
| Project name | Yes | |
| Your role | Yes | Owner / Maintainer / Authorized on the owner's behalf |
| Owner name | Conditional | Required when writing on the owner's behalf |
| Owner contact | Conditional | Email or phone for the owner when writing on their behalf |
| DigiByte builder | Yes | Yes: publicly build or maintain a DigiByte project. No: other projects (follow-up only; this page still states DigiByte builders are free). |
| Public project link | Conditional | Required when DigiByte builder is Yes. Public repo, site, or X profile that shows the DigiByte project. |
| What you want reviewed | Yes | Public-surface review, or interest in deeper testing (interest only; deeper testing needs separate signed authorization). |
| Anything off limits | No | Third-party services, admin areas, payment flows, times, or other exclusions. |
Draft preamble copy (for the prepared email body):
"This message is a request for a website security review. It is not authorization to test. Do not include passwords, seed phrases, private keys, payment details, or credentials."
Inquiry privacy copy to keep near the form:
The draft includes only what the requester types: the site and any other hostnames, name, email, project, role, owner details if writing for the owner, DigiByte-builder status and public project link if applicable, requested scope, exclusions, and the confirmation. It does not ask for passwords, seed phrases, private keys, card numbers, credentials, or files.
Fine print
- Default services are point-in-time testing of public-facing websites and related public surfaces using current AI-assisted toolkits, operated and supervised by a person. Methods may change. Default testing is passive and non-intrusive.
- Deeper, targeted, or active testing happens only with a written request and a signed authorization and rules of engagement that name assets, methods, time window, rate limits, and contacts.
- Each review reflects only what was observed on the date or dates tested. Not continuous monitoring or incident response.
- Services, reports, and any badge are provided as is. No warranty or guarantee that any site is secure, free of defects, or free of vulnerabilities. Findings are advisory only.
- Client must confirm ownership or owner authorization in writing. Control is verified before testing. Third-party infrastructure needs that provider's permission when required.
- Findings and engagement data are treated as confidential, used only to perform the services, and not published without written consent except as required by law. Secrets are redacted in reports.
- A person reviews findings before delivery. AI-assisted output can contain errors.
Nothing on this page is legal advice or a guarantee of security or recovery.
Disclosure
I run DigiScope and hold DGB. Not financial advice. I run DigiDollar oracle 8.
Contact: contact@aroundtheblock.us