{"id":43354,"date":"2026-05-13T21:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/zachxbt-links-teen-crypto-flaunter-to-19m-theft-network\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:07:42","slug":"zachxbt-links-teen-crypto-flaunter-to-19m-theft-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/zachxbt-links-teen-crypto-flaunter-to-19m-theft-network\/","title":{"rendered":"ZachXBT Links Teen Crypto Flaunter to $19M Theft Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked US-based alleged threat actor Dritan Kapllani Jr. to more than $19 million in crypto thefts carried out through social engineering attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of posts on X, ZachXBT alleged that Dritan frequently showcased luxury cars, designer watches, private jets, and nightlife activities across social media while interacting with other threat actors online.<\/p>\n<h2>Crypto Laundering Network Exposed<\/h2>\n<p>According to the investigator, Dritan was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zachxbt\/status\/2054170002945987029\">recorded<\/a> during a Discord \u201cband 4 band\u201d (B4B) call on April 23, 2026, wherein he displayed an Exodus wallet allegedly holding $3.68 million in cryptocurrency in an attempt to prove he possessed more funds than another individual on the call.<\/p>\n<p>ZachXBT identified the Ethereum wallet address shown during the exchange and connected it to a major Bitcoin theft that took place on March 14, 2026. The investigator claimed the address traced back to the theft of 185 BTC, worth around $13 million at the time, from a victim targeted through social engineering tactics.<\/p>\n<p>According to the findings, Dritan\u2019s wallet allegedly received approximately $5.3 million from the theft on March 15. ZachXBT stated that by the time the Discord call took place, six weeks later, nearly $1.6 million had already been spent or laundered. The allegations surfaced one day after US authorities unsealed a criminal complaint against Trenton Johnson for his alleged role in the 185 BTC theft.<\/p>\n<p>ZachXBT claimed Dritan was identified in the complaint as \u201cCo-Conspirator 1,\u201d although he has not been formally charged. The investigator also noted that meme coin influencer \u201cyelotree\u201d was charged for allegedly helping launder stolen funds through a Miami-based rental car business and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<h2>Link to \u201cLick\u201d Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>ZachXBT further connected Dritan to an earlier January 2026 investigation involving John Daghita, also known as \u201cLick,\u201d who was <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bubblemaps-flags-lick-token-as-on-chain-data-ties-launch-to-alleged-40m-us-government-theft\/\">accused<\/a> of stealing $46 million from the US government. According to the prominent on-chain sleuth, one of Dritan\u2019s previously used wallet addresses was exposed in a deleted Telegram post shared by Daghita. ZachXBT claimed the wallet was tied to at least five additional social engineering thefts in 2025 that stole more than $5.85 million.<\/p>\n<p>The investigator said he delayed publicly sharing his findings until charges connected to the 185 BTC theft became public and added that Dritan had avoided prosecution partly because he was a minor until recently turning 18.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/zachxbt-links-teen-crypto-flaunter-to-19m-theft-network\/\">ZachXBT Links Teen Crypto Flaunter to $19M Theft Network<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked US-based alleged threat actor Dritan Kapllani Jr. to more than $19 million in crypto thefts carried out through social engineering attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders. In a series of posts on X, ZachXBT alleged that Dritan frequently showcased luxury cars, designer watches, private jets, and nightlife activities across social media while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feeds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ZachXBT Links Teen Crypto Flaunter to $19M Theft Network - cryptd.in<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/en\/zachxbt-links-teen-crypto-flaunter-to-19m-theft-network\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ZachXBT Links Teen Crypto Flaunter to $19M Theft Network - cryptd.in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked US-based alleged threat actor Dritan Kapllani Jr. to more than $19 million in crypto thefts carried out through social engineering attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders. 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