Veer Chetal
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Veer Chetal, known online as 'Wiz,' is a 19-year-old from Danbury, Connecticut who pleaded guilty in November 2024 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in connection with a $243–245 million Bitcoin theft targeting a single Genesis creditor via social engineering. He was identified and exposed by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who traced stolen funds on-chain and publicly named the perpetrators before law enforcement arrests were made. Chetal was re-arrested in early 2025 after committing additional crypto thefts while released on bond and faces a federal sentencing guideline range of 19–24 years imprisonment.
Connected Entities
9 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%)
- + 21 more
Connected Through
8 shared actors · 577 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □Ethereumorganization
- □ZachXBTorganization
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Binanceorganization
Timeline(13 events)
November 2023
Veer Chetal allegedly begins participating in a series of approximately 50 social engineering cryptocurrency thefts generating approximately $3 million.
July 2024
Alleged altercation between Veer Chetal and James Schwab at a Miami nightclub, later cited as motive for the subsequent kidnapping of Chetal's parents.
19 August 2024
Chetal and co-conspirators Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano steal 4,064 BTC (approximately $238–245 million) from a single Genesis creditor via social engineering, impersonating Google and Gemini support.
26 August 2024
Six masked men kidnap Chetal's parents in Danbury, Connecticut in an alleged extortion plot linked to the stolen funds. Danbury police rescue the parents; suspects are arrested.
September 2024
ZachXBT publishes on-chain tracing identifying Chetal ('Wiz'), Lam ('Greavys'), and Serrano ('Box') as the three perpetrators of the Genesis heist.
19 September 2024
Malone Lam and Jeandiel Serrano are arrested and charged with conspiring to steal and launder cryptocurrency. Veer Chetal is not arrested at this time.
October 2024
Chetal allegedly commits a $2 million cryptocurrency theft while cooperating with federal authorities post-plea negotiations.
13 November 2024
Veer Chetal pleads guilty under seal to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments (case 1:24-cr-00494). He agrees to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against co-defendants.
2025
Federal authorities discover Chetal's involvement in additional crimes and his discussions about fleeing to India or Dubai. He is re-arrested and his bond is revoked.
26 March 2025
US Marshals formally arrest Veer Chetal as the third named suspect in the $243 million Genesis creditor scam.
Decision Log
- slot 420653473 · hash 5vpXJhm9MdjVfZi7KRfGKavpYMKpWmgUkByHdjy67tPK
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 13 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:05 PM
last updated: 8/29/2026, 1:34:07 AM
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