Faris Ali / UK Crypto Home Invasion Ring
Summary
Three Sheffield teenagers carried out an armed home-invasion robbery on June 18, 2024 at a flat in Hoxton, east London, stealing approximately £3.1 million (reported as $4.3M USD in some outlets) in cryptocurrency from a victim they had located using a misappropriated law-enforcement database. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT publicly identified the ringleader online as 'Faris Ali' in October 2024; Sheffield Crown Court proceedings name the ringleader as Faris Hassan. All three perpetrators pleaded guilty and were sentenced to a combined 16 years in youth detention at Sheffield Crown Court on November 7, 2025, with the stolen cryptocurrency recovered within 72 hours and returned to the victim.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(8 events)
2024-06-17
Three perpetrators travel from Sheffield to London in preparation for the robbery.
CoinMarketCap / ZachXBT investigation2024-06-18
Armed home-invasion robbery at a flat in Hoxton, east London. Three attackers posed as Amazon delivery drivers, threatened victim with knives, and forced transfer of approximately £3.1 million (reported as $4.3M USD) in cryptocurrency. Victim's BMW X3 also stolen.
Sheffield Star / Inkl / Cryptopolitan2024-06-18
Victim publicly discloses the robbery on X (Twitter), tagging ZachXBT. Stolen cryptocurrency traced and recovered by Metropolitan Police within 72 hours.
Cryptopolitan2024-06-18
All three perpetrators arrested approximately three hours after the robbery when their stolen vehicle is stopped by police on the M6 in Warwickshire after a high-speed pursuit.
Decrypt / MEXC News2024-06-18
ENS domain 'farisali.eth' registered by an unknown party post-robbery; on-chain message embedded threatening to provide police with identifying evidence about 'Faris' within 24 hours.
Cryptopolitan / Mitrade2024-10-10
ZachXBT publishes full investigation identifying the ringleader as 'Faris Ali', including chat logs, surveillance photos, and the leaked bail document shared via Telegram. The investigation also details the alleged use of TLOxp to locate the victim's address.
Mitrade / Cryptopolitan2025-11-07
Sheffield Crown Court sentences all three defendants. Faris Hassan: 67 months. Mikyle Bethune: 46 months. Unnamed 17-year-old: 80 months. Combined: approximately 16 years in youth detention.
MEXC News / The Sheffield Star / Cryptopolitan2025-06-07
ZachXBT publishes post-sentencing statement on X confirming sentences and that nearly the full amount of stolen funds was seized by the Metropolitan Police.
ZachXBT on XDecision Log
- hash: 8z2N3neKyK5MkkRBybTNjcxC3hB2vTjgTcEwH1EGhNr
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 6/8/2026, 2:45:31 AM
last updated: 6/8/2026, 2:45:35 AM
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