/*
Theme Name: ChainTraceLabs Blog
Theme URI: http://localhost/cryptotrace/blog
Author: ChainTrace Labs
Description: WordPress blog theme that reuses the ChainTraceLabs website header, footer, typography, colors, and shared CSS assets.
Version: 1.3.0
Text Domain: chaintracelabs-blog
*/

:root {
  --ctl-blog-ink: #102116;
  --ctl-blog-muted: #536456;
  --ctl-blog-panel: #ffffff;
  --ctl-blog-surface: #f7faf6;
  --ctl-blog-line: rgba(16, 33, 22, .1);
  --ctl-blog-gold: #e0aa0a;
  --ctl-blog-gold-soft: #f3d36a;
  --ctl-blog-green: #1e4e2f;
  --ctl-blog-mint: #b6e07b;
  --ctl-blog-blue: #dbe9ee;
  --ctl-blog-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(16, 33, 22, .1);
}

body.ctl-blog-body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ctl-blog-surface);
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  font-family: 'DM Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
}

body.ctl-blog-body #main-nav a,
body.ctl-blog-body .ctl-footer a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-main {
  min-height: 60vh;
  padding-top: 92px;
  background: var(--ctl-blog-surface);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ctl-blog-shell {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-wrap {
  position: relative;
  background: #102116;
  color: #fff;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-wrap:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(16, 33, 22, .96) 0%, rgba(16, 33, 22, .82) 42%, rgba(16, 33, 22, .55) 100%),
    url('/cryptotrace/assets/img/forensics.jfif') center right / cover no-repeat;
  z-index: -2;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-wrap:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 -1px 0;
  height: 92px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(247, 250, 246, 0), var(--ctl-blog-surface));
  z-index: -1;
}

.ctl-blog-hero {
  min-height: 440px;
  padding: clamp(58px, 8vw, 104px) 0 54px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 390px);
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.ctl-blog-kicker,
.ctl-blog-meta,
.ctl-blog-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #6f806f;
}

.ctl-blog-hero .ctl-blog-kicker,
.ctl-blog-hero .ctl-blog-meta,
.ctl-blog-hero .ctl-blog-eyebrow {
  color: rgba(243, 211, 106, .86);
}

.ctl-blog-title {
  margin: 14px 0 16px;
  max-width: 850px;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 7vw, 88px);
  line-height: .9;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: inherit;
}

.ctl-blog-description {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 22px;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-chip {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  font: 11px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.ctl-blog-hero-panel {
  background: rgba(247, 250, 246, .94);
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .34);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25);
}

.ctl-blog-hero-panel h2 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 27px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
}

.ctl-blog-hero-panel p {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.ctl-blog-search-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(16, 33, 22, .07);
}

.ctl-blog-search-form label {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.ctl-blog-search-form input {
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 0;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 12px;
  font: 500 14px 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  background: transparent;
}

.ctl-blog-search-form button,
.ctl-blog-readmore,
.ctl-blog-cta-btn {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: var(--ctl-blog-green);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  font: 700 14px 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}

.ctl-blog-search-form button:hover,
.ctl-blog-readmore:hover,
.ctl-blog-cta-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(30, 78, 47, .18);
  background: #173f27;
}

.ctl-blog-intro-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  margin: -20px auto 28px;
}

.ctl-blog-intro-item {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(16, 33, 22, .06);
}

.ctl-blog-intro-item strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.ctl-blog-intro-item span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.ctl-blog-section-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 20px;
  margin: 34px 0 20px;
}

.ctl-blog-section-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px);
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
}

.ctl-blog-section-head p {
  max-width: 450px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.ctl-blog-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 0 0 72px;
}

.ctl-blog-post-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.ctl-blog-card,
.ctl-blog-sidebar-block,
.ctl-blog-article {
  background: var(--ctl-blog-panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--ctl-blog-shadow);
}

.ctl-blog-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}

.ctl-blog-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(224, 170, 10, .34);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(16, 33, 22, .13);
}

.ctl-blog-card-media {
  min-height: 100%;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(16, 33, 22, .88), rgba(30, 78, 47, .7)),
    url('/cryptotrace/assets/img/Report.jfif') center / cover no-repeat;
  position: relative;
}

.ctl-blog-card-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 230px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}


.ctl-blog-card-body {
  padding: 26px;
}

.ctl-blog-card-title,
.ctl-blog-article-title {
  margin: 8px 0 12px;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.ctl-blog-card-title {
  font-size: clamp(25px, 3vw, 39px);
}

.ctl-blog-card-title a,
.ctl-blog-article-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-excerpt,
.ctl-blog-content,
.ctl-blog-content p {
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.78;
}


.ctl-blog-card-footer {
  margin-top: 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.ctl-blog-tags,
.ctl-blog-cats {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px;
}

.ctl-blog-tags a,
.ctl-blog-cats a,
.ctl-blog-pill {
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 33, 22, .12);
  background: #f7faf6;
  color: #3e4f40;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  font: 11px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  align-content: start;
  position: sticky;
  top: 104px;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block {
  padding: 20px;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark {
  background: #102116;
  color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(16, 33, 22, .18);
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block h2,
.ctl-blog-sidebar-block h3 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 23px;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark h2,
.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block p {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  line-height: 1.62;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block a {
  color: #4f5e51;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark a:not(.ctl-blog-cta-btn) {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
}

.ctl-blog-article {
  padding: min(6vw, 62px);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ctl-blog-article:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ctl-blog-green), var(--ctl-blog-gold), var(--ctl-blog-blue));
}

.ctl-blog-article-title {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 6vw, 70px);
}

.ctl-blog-content {
  max-width: 760px;
}

.ctl-blog-content h2,
.ctl-blog-content h3,
.ctl-blog-content h4 {
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin-top: 1.55em;
}

.ctl-blog-content h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); }
.ctl-blog-content h3 { font-size: clamp(23px, 2.4vw, 30px); }

.ctl-blog-content a {
  color: var(--ctl-blog-green);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ctl-blog-content blockquote {
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--ctl-blog-gold);
  background: #f7faf6;
  color: #314234;
  border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.ctl-blog-content img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(16, 33, 22, .12);
}

.ctl-blog-pagination {
  margin-top: 22px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.ctl-blog-pagination .page-numbers {
  min-width: 40px;
  min-height: 40px;
  display: inline-grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.ctl-blog-pagination .current {
  background: var(--ctl-blog-green);
  color: #fff;
}

.ctl-blog-comments {
  margin-top: 26px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 24px;
}

.ctl-blog-comments textarea,
.ctl-blog-comments input[type="text"],
.ctl-blog-comments input[type="email"],
.ctl-blog-comments input[type="url"] {
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 7px;
  padding: 12px;
  font: 500 14px 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
}

.ctl-blog-comments input[type="submit"] {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: var(--ctl-blog-green);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  font: 700 14px 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .ctl-blog-card { grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .ctl-blog-main { padding-top: 78px; }
  .ctl-blog-hero,
  .ctl-blog-grid,
  .ctl-blog-intro-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-blog-hero { align-items: start; min-height: auto; }
  .ctl-blog-sidebar { position: static; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ctl-blog-shell { width: min(100% - 28px, 1180px); }
  .ctl-blog-hero-wrap:before {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16, 33, 22, .94), rgba(16, 33, 22, .82)), url('/cryptotrace/assets/img/forensics.jfif') center / cover no-repeat;
  }
  .ctl-blog-hero { padding: 38px 0 42px; gap: 24px; }
  .ctl-blog-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ctl-blog-card-media { min-height: 190px; }
  .ctl-blog-card,
  .ctl-blog-sidebar-block,
  .ctl-blog-article,
  .ctl-blog-hero-panel,
  .ctl-blog-comments { padding: 20px; }
  .ctl-blog-card { padding: 0; }
  .ctl-blog-search-form { display: grid; }
  .ctl-blog-section-head { display: grid; }
  .ctl-blog-card-footer { display: grid; justify-content: stretch; }
  .ctl-blog-readmore { width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; }
}
.ctl-blog-section-head > div {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.ctl-blog-section-head .ctl-blog-kicker {
  line-height: 1;
}

.ctl-blog-section-head h2 {
  line-height: .98;
}

.ctl-blog-description--meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-cats,
.ctl-blog-card-cats {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-cats a,
.ctl-blog-card-cats a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-hero-cats a {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 9px;
  font: 11px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.ctl-blog-card-cats a {
  color: #4d6b55;
}

.ctl-blog-cta-btn,
.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark .ctl-blog-cta-btn,
.ctl-blog-sidebar-block--dark .ctl-blog-cta-btn:hover {
  color: #f7faf6;
}

.ctl-blog-tag-cloud {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.ctl-blog-tag-cloud a {
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 33, 22, .12);
  background: #f7faf6;
  color: #3e4f40;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  font-family: 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.ctl-blog-feature-image {
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1200 / 520;
  max-height: 520px;
  min-height: 260px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #102116;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(16, 33, 22, .14);
}

.ctl-blog-feature-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.ctl-blog-tags--article {
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ctl-blog-feature-image {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    min-height: 190px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
}
.ctl-blog-section-head {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 38px auto 22px;
}

.ctl-blog-section-head p {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.ctl-blog-content,
.ctl-blog-content p {
  color: var(--ctl-blog-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.ctl-blog-content p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.ctl-blog-content p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.ctl-blog-content h2,
.ctl-blog-content h3,
.ctl-blog-content h4 {
  margin: 42px 0 16px;
}

.ctl-blog-content h2 + p,
.ctl-blog-content h3 + p,
.ctl-blog-content h4 + p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.ctl-blog-content blockquote + p,
.ctl-blog-content p + blockquote {
  margin-top: 28px;
}
.ctl-blog-hero {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 900px);
}

.ctl-blog-section-spacer {
  height: 132px;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav {
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav__item {
  min-height: 96px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  background: #f7faf6;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 16px;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav__item--next {
  text-align: right;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav__item span {
  font: 11px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: #6f806f;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav__item a {
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-post-nav__item:empty {
  visibility: hidden;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ctl-blog-section-spacer {
    height: 92px;
  }

  .ctl-blog-post-nav {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ctl-blog-post-nav__item--next {
    text-align: left;
  }
}
.ctl-blog-post-nav {
  display: none;
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav {
  margin-top: 22px;
  background: #102116;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(16, 33, 22, .12);
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__head span,
.ctl-blog-afterpost-card span {
  font: 11px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: rgba(243, 211, 106, .86);
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  color: #fff;
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-card {
  min-height: 112px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 18px;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 9px;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform .18s ease, background .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
  border-color: rgba(243, 211, 106, .38);
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-card--next {
  text-align: right;
}

.ctl-blog-afterpost-card strong {
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.07;
  color: #fff;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ctl-blog-afterpost-nav {
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__head {
    display: grid;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .ctl-blog-afterpost-nav__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ctl-blog-afterpost-card--next {
    text-align: left;
  }
}
.ctl-blog-afterpost-nav,
.ctl-blog-post-nav {
  display: none !important;
}

.ctl-blog-endlinks {
  position: static !important;
  inset: auto !important;
  transform: none !important;
  z-index: auto !important;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  padding: 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ctl-blog-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #f7faf6;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
}

.ctl-blog-endlink {
  position: static !important;
  min-height: 58px;
  padding: 12px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 33, 22, .08);
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ctl-blog-endlink--next {
  text-align: right;
}

.ctl-blog-endlink span {
  font: 10px 'Space Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: #6f806f;
}

.ctl-blog-endlink strong {
  color: var(--ctl-blog-ink);
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.12;
  font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ctl-blog-endlinks {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ctl-blog-endlink--next {
    text-align: left;
  }
}