Dritan Kapllani Jr.
Summary
Dritan Kapllani Jr. is an 18-year-old US resident publicly identified by on-chain investigator ZachXBT on May 12, 2026 as allegedly connected to approximately $19 million in social engineering cryptocurrency thefts, including a 185 BTC theft on March 14, 2026 worth roughly $13 million. Federal prosecutors named him as 'Co-Conspirator 1' in a criminal complaint unsealed May 11, 2026 against charged co-defendant Trenton Johnston; as of mid-June 2026 Kapllani himself has not been formally charged. Following public exposure, on-chain analysts observed him moving approximately $2.59 million in funds through new wallet hops, raising concerns about potential asset concealment.
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1 entities · 10 linked investigationsCommunity submissions
- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending6/4/2026, 3:02:46 AM
“Post-exposure $2.59M fund movement by Kapllani Jr. after ZachXBT public identification, consistent with flight-risk asset concealment”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending6/1/2026, 3:13:14 AM
“CryptoTimes coverage of ZachXBT May 12 investigation naming Kapllani Jr. as Co-Conspirator 1 in a federal complaint linking him to $19M in social engineering thefts.”
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“May 2026 update: Kapllani named uncharged co-conspirator in unsealed U.S. criminal complaint. ZachXBT documents $19M in alleged thefts and April 2026 Discord screen-share of $3.68M wallet.”
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Timeline(9 events)
2025-08-01
Alleged start of social engineering thefts connected to Kapllani's secondary wallet; ZachXBT later linked five incidents between August and October 2025 totaling at least $5.85 million.
Crypto Times / ZachXBT investigation2026-01-01
ZachXBT publicly identified John Daghita ('Lick'), an alleged associate of Kapllani, in a separate $46 million theft; Daghita was subsequently arrested in Saint Martin.
Our Crypto Talk2026-03-14
185 Bitcoin (approximately $13 million) stolen from a California victim in an alleged social engineering attack; on-chain data showed funds splitting into multiple wallets between 1:10 AM and 2:41 AM.
Crypto Times / ZachXBT investigation2026-03-15
Approximately $5.3 million in proceeds from the 185 BTC theft allegedly arrived in wallet 0x4487db847db2fc99372a985743a26f46e0b2bba6, attributed to Kapllani by ZachXBT.
Coinpedia / ZachXBT investigation2026-04-23
Kapllani allegedly screen-shared his Exodus wallet displaying approximately $3.68 million in cryptocurrency during a 'band 4 band' Discord competition; wallet address later traced to stolen funds.
CCN / ZachXBT investigation2026-05-11
US federal complaint unsealed by the Southern District of Florida charging Trenton Johnston with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering; complaint designates Kapllani as uncharged 'Co-Conspirator 1.'
DOJ SDFL press release2026-05-12
ZachXBT published a public exposé naming Dritan Kapllani Jr. and linking his wallets to approximately $19 million in social engineering thefts.
Crypto Times2026-05-15
ZachXBT reported that Kapllani moved approximately $2.59 million in DAI and ETH through three wallet hops to address 0x67ec1d405e53ed13a19eb77a9db19186723d125d following his public identification; Kapllani remained uncharged as of this date.
Cryptopolitan2026-06-01
Trenton Johnston pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering; Brandon Tardibone pleaded guilty to the same charge for laundering Johnston's proceeds through a Miami luxury car dealership.
Benzinga / CBC NewsDecision Log
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- hash: FBCBrhY7Pxws8xMcMF8fYJaXFwKYAw2dJpakX1qzqP4K
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/22/2026, 3:52:25 PM
last updated: 6/15/2026, 12:11:30 PM
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