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Trenton Richard David Johnston pleads guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Brandon Michael Tardibone also pleads guilty to the same charge. Johnston agrees to deportation to Canada following sentencing. Prosecutors seek 51–63 months for Johnston and 27–33 months for Tardibone.(2026-06-10:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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ZachXBT publishes public report tying Dritan Kapllani Jr. to approximately $19 million in social engineering thefts, including the 185 BTC incident. Reports note Kapllani begins moving approximately $2.59 million in funds following his exposure.(2026-05-12:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returns an indictment against Trenton Richard David Johnston and Brandon Michael Tardibone. The DOJ and IRS Criminal Investigation publicly announce the charges. Dritan Kapllani Jr. is identified as Co-Conspirator 1 in the court complaint but is not formally charged.(2026-05-11:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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ZachXBT breakthrough: an individual alleged to be Dritan Kapllani Jr. screen-shares his Exodus wallet on a Discord call, displaying approximately $3.68 to $4.17 million. ZachXBT identifies his Ethereum address from the recording and publishes on-chain tracing connecting the wallet to the 185 BTC theft.(2026-04-23:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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Johnston is arrested during a traffic stop in North Miami while riding as a passenger in a white Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Deputies detect marijuana odor and find 21 suspected amphetamine tablets in a Hermes bag. His unlawful immigration status is identified, triggering federal investigation.(2026-03-01:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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185 Bitcoin (approximately $13 million) is stolen from the California victim. Signal messages recovered by investigators show Johnston writing 'We actually smacked a 185 BTC target today' to a co-conspirator. On-chain analysis traces funds through multiple Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets within hours of the theft.(2026-03-14:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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A California-based victim receives two fraudulent calls from individuals impersonating Google and Trezor representatives, who claim someone is attempting to access the victim's crypto wallet and persuade the victim to surrender account access codes.(2026-03-13:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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Trenton Richard David Johnston enters the United States from Canada (Fort Erie, Ontario to Buffalo, New York) on a one-year tourist visa.(2024-10-01:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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Alleged social engineering thefts begin accumulating in a second wallet attributed by ZachXBT to CC-1 (alleged Dritan Kapllani Jr.), eventually totaling approximately $5.85 million across five incidents through October 2025.(2025-08-01:trenton-johnston-crypto-social-engineering-theft-ring)event
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Trenton Johnston — Crypto Social Engineering Theft Ringorganization
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SCSF announces 'Disruption Week' results: approximately 1.4 million scam-linked accounts eliminated in coordination with major technology companies.(2026-06-03:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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DOJ publicly announces coordinated takedown: at least 276 arrests across nine scam centers, six defendants charged in San Diego, Dubai Police and Chinese MPS cooperation confirmed. Operation Level Up statistics updated: 8,935 victims notified, $562.7 million in losses prevented.(2026-04-29:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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OFAC concurrently designates Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 associated individuals and entities for facilitating human trafficking and pig butchering fraud through his business empire including Crown Resorts.(2026-04-23:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Criminal complaints filed in Southern District of California charging Wiliang Awang, Andreas Chandra, Lisa Mariam, and a fugitive co-defendant with wire fraud conspiracy in connection with Sanduo Group and Giant Company.(2026-04-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Grand jury in Southern District of California returns indictment against Thet Min Nyi and a fugitive co-defendant for wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in connection with Ko Thet Company.(2026-03-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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SCSF seizures and freezes of cryptocurrency top $580 million from Chinese transnational criminal organizations.(2026-02-26:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie are arrested by Thai authorities on immigration charges; they remain in Thai custody pending U.S. extradition.(2026-01-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Shunda Park compound in Burma is seized by the Karen National Liberation Army; Huang and Jiang allegedly attempt to relocate operations to Cambodia.(2025-11-15:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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DOJ establishes the Scam Center Strike Force (SCSF) based in Washington D.C. to coordinate enforcement against Southeast Asian fraud compounds.(2025-11-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Shunda Park compound in Min Let Pan, Burma begins operations; Huang Xingshan and Jiang Wen Jie allegedly manage fraud operations targeting American victims.(2025-01-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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FBI launches Operation Level Up to proactively identify and notify active pig butchering victims mid-scam.(2024-01-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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Myanmar military coup destabilizes governance, creating conditions that allowed criminal scam compound operations to expand in border regions.(2021-02-01:doj-global-pig-butchering-takedown-ko-thet-sanduo-giant-company)event
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DOJ Global Pig Butchering Takedown — Ko Thet / Sanduo / Giant Companyorganization
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Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta sequencer is taken offline. Transactions cease to be processed. Balance snapshot taken for eligible wallet-held asset claims. DeFi-locked funds become inaccessible with no automated recovery pathway.(2026-07-01:polygon-zkevm)event
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QuickSwap DEX issues public warning to users that funds locked in DeFi protocols on Polygon zkEVM will be lost after the July 1 shutdown, and that assets cannot be recovered post-deadline.(2026-06-17:polygon-zkevm)event
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AggLayer v0.3 launches, representing Polygon's new strategic focus on cross-chain settlement.(2025-06-30:polygon-zkevm)event
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Jordi Baylina — original Hermez co-founder and Polygon zkEVM lead — spins off to form Polygon ZisK as an independent entity under SilentSig Switzerland GmbH, taking a team of seven engineers.(2025-06-13:polygon-zkevm)event
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Sandeep Nailwal assumes CEO role at Polygon Foundation amid strategic restructuring. Polygon announces strategic pivot to PoS chain and AggLayer, and announces zkEVM sunset with 12 months' notice.(2025-06-11:polygon-zkevm)event
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Alleged internal work stoppage on Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta, approximately 18 months before the official shutdown — according to CEO Marc Boiron's later disclosure.(2024-06-01:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon zkEVM total value locked reaches peak of approximately $187 million. The EIP-4844 blobs upgrade is introduced to Ethereum but is allegedly never implemented on Polygon zkEVM.(2024-03-01:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta goes live publicly. Vitalik Buterin sends the first transaction. Nailwal notes it remains in beta and carries technological risk.(2023-03-27:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon announces March 27, 2023 as the Mainnet Beta launch date for Polygon zkEVM.(2023-02-14:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon releases Hermez-based zkEVM public testnet, allowing Ethereum developers to deploy smart contracts on the ZK rollup without reprogramming.(2022-10-11:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon acquires Hermez Network for approximately 250 million MATIC tokens (~$250 million at the time), structured as a token merger at 3.5 MATIC per 1 HEZ.(2021-08-04:polygon-zkevm)event
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Polygon zkEVMorganization
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Zero Network withdrawal deadline: block production ceases entirely; assets not bridged out by this date are at risk of permanent loss(2026-07-31:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zerion announces permanent shutdown of Zero Network via X, citing strategic pivot to wallet and API products; inbound bridging is disabled immediately; users given until July 31, 2026 to withdraw all assets(2026-05-21:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Block production on Zero Network resumes after the approximately 26-day outage(2026-01-15:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zerion publicly acknowledges the block production outage, states it is working with Caldera and ZKsync to resume operations by mid-January 2026(2026-01-08:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zero Network block production halts entirely; a state update gap begins that will last approximately 26 days(2025-12-19:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zero Network launches on Ethereum mainnet as the first production-ready ZK Stack rollup on Caldera's platform, offering gas-free transactions through a paymaster model(2024-11-12:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zerion deploys testnet for the Layer 2 rollup built on ZK Stack, in collaboration with Caldera(2024-07-01:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Zerion publicly announces plans to build a zero-fee Layer 2 network built on ZK Stack technology(2024-03-15:zero-network-zerion-l2)event
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Multiple international security and crypto news outlets reported the arrests, with Polish prosecutors estimating laundered funds exceeding tens of millions of zlotys (approximately $5–$15 million USD). Investigation described as ongoing.(2026-06-26:wojtek-kulisz-merry-sim-swap-crypto-theft-ring)event
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