Danish Zulfiqar
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Danish Zulfiqar, also known online as "Danny," "Meech," or "Danny Khan," is a British national alleged by U.S. prosecutors and on-chain investigator ZachXBT to be a member of a social-engineering theft ring responsible for stealing roughly $243-263 million in cryptocurrency, including approximately 4,100 bitcoin taken from a Genesis creditor in August 2024. He was named in a second superseding federal indictment in December 2025 alongside co-defendants Nicholas Dellecave and Mustafa Ibrahim ('Krust'), and was reportedly detained in the United Arab Emirates around the same time, with Sharjah police said to have publicly confirmed arrests and asset seizures in October 2026. Much of the public record relies on claims by ZachXBT and secondary crypto-news aggregation rather than directly verified primary documents, so key details carry moderate rather than high confidence.
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Timeline(7 events)
August 2023
Alleged SIM-swap data breach at Kroll, the claims agent for BlockFi, Genesis, and FTX bankruptcies, later linked by investigators to Zulfiqar and to subsequent social-engineering thefts.
Yahoo/AFP via ZachXBTAugust 2024
Approximately 4,064-4,100 bitcoin (reported at roughly $230-243 million) allegedly stolen from a single Genesis creditor via social engineering; Zulfiqar later alleged to be among the threat actors tied to the scheme.
The BlockSeptember 2024
DOJ initially charges Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano in connection with the theft; broader racketeering indictments follow over subsequent months.
DOJ / The BlockDecember 2025
A second superseding indictment reportedly names Nicholas Dellecave, Mustafa Ibrahim, and Danish Zulfiqar as additional defendants in the $263 million RICO conspiracy case.
Whale Alert aggregation of court reporting5 December 2025
ZachXBT states on Telegram that Danish Zulfiqar ('Danny'/'Meech') 'appears to have likely been arrested' in Dubai with roughly $18.58 million in crypto assets allegedly seized; no official UAE confirmation reported at the time.
Yahoo/AFP; The BlockApril 2026
Scheduled sentencing date for co-defendant Evan Tangeman, who pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge in the same case (unrelated directly to Zulfiqar's own case status).
Whale AlertOctober 2026
ZachXBT reports that Sharjah (UAE) police published a press release and video said to confirm $54M+ seized and 33 arrests of cybercriminals, naming Danish Zulfiqar, Ibrahim Mustafa, and Cameron Cureton.
ZachXBT on TelegramDecision Log
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generated: 10/15/2026, 8:09:12 PM
last updated: 10/15/2026, 8:09:12 PM
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