Malone Lam
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 0 → 27. Problems weighed by who is responsible: the subject's own conduct −40, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.6; legitimacy credit long-running +4; fact-check adjustments (−5) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| The subject's own conduct | -40 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.6 |
| Long-running | +4 |
| Sum | 27 |
Score: 27/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Malone Lam Yu Xuan (born July 19, 2004), a Singaporean national residing in Miami and Los Angeles, is the alleged ringleader of a crypto theft and money laundering enterprise responsible for stealing over $263 million across multiple victims between 2023 and 2025. He was arrested by the FBI on September 18, 2024, and faces RICO conspiracy charges in what prosecutors describe as the first Bitcoin-related RICO prosecution in U.S. history. As of early 2026, he remains in pretrial detention while negotiating a plea deal.
Connected Entities
10 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Monero→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
- Monero→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Monero→mentioned with→ZachXBT(65%)
- Litecoin→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Litecoin→mentioned with→Monero(65%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Malone Lam(80%)
- Litecoin→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- ZachXBT→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- + 24 more
Timeline(11 events)
October 2023
Criminal enterprise allegedly begins operating, targeting cryptocurrency holders using hacked databases and social engineering.
23 June 2024
Mark Cuban's wallet markcuban.eth is allegedly targeted in a social engineering attack linked by ZachXBT to the same device indicators later found in the $243M theft.
July 2024
Second victim in New Mexico targeted in an armed home invasion burglary of a hardware cryptocurrency wallet.
18 August 2024
Malone Lam and co-conspirators steal 4,100+ Bitcoin (approx. $230–243M) from a Genesis creditor in Washington, D.C., via social engineering impersonating Google and Gemini support.
18 September 2024
Malone Lam arrested by FBI in Miami after discarding phone in Biscayne Bay; Jeandiel Serrano arrested in Los Angeles the same day.
19 September 2024
Initial federal indictment unsealed against Lam and Serrano, charging conspiracy to steal and launder cryptocurrency.
March 2025
Veer Chetal arrested; separately, Chetal's parents are targeted in a violent kidnapping attempt in Danbury, Connecticut, connected to the stolen funds.
May 2025
Superseding indictment unsealed against 12 additional defendants (17 total) expanding the RICO conspiracy charges and adding new theft incidents. Total alleged stolen value revised to over $263 million.
December 2025
Danish Zulfiqar, identified by ZachXBT as a British co-conspirator, reportedly arrested in Dubai.
Decision Log
- slot 455361799 · hash 7wgCXz1w8eN2KHymuJt9kNPyBa56bBCSkbx5KkonpPGJ
- slot 423943452 · hash 9EXEgZHjVzKAfGvcCXMQMQR6oBXR4MsfvDgQHkxTTvxq
- slot 423943449 · hash Fdonvq5MXzwZJFA78YW5bzHvfnLqZgA3uTR9goHvLQkX
- slot 420047394 · hash C4mGZqqGv2e9xnneB8jgGoQhfB8uL3Cjdf6mY8zMKztH
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions).
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:04:59 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:42:17 PM
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