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Veer Chetal

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[AI-DRAFTED · AWAITING VERIFICATION][src:zachxbt][bitcoin_theft][bond_violation][ethereum_wallet][federal_charges][genesis_creditor][guilty_plea][kidnapping][money_laundering][on_chain_forensics][social_engineering][wire_fraud]

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Summary

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
Organizations
□Ethereum64□Veer Chetal□Binance□ZachXBT□Monero□Malone Lam
Exchanges
△Gemini Exchange
Tokens
♦Bitcoin♦Litecoin
Relationships
  • 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
Also appears in
Ethereum·64Lendf.me·30Levyathan·18Jump Trading·42StableMagnet·2Shibarium·28Bankr·18Nexera·32Sky (MakerDAO)·51BearnFi·12+ 50 more

Connected Through

8 shared actors · 568 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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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.

3 April 2025

Court orders Veer Chetal detained pending sentencing.

23 June 2025

The criminal case against Chetal is unsealed. Court documents confirm approximately 50 prior social engineering thefts and the post-bond $2 million theft.

18 November 2025

Court denies Chetal's motion for readmission to pretrial release conditions; he remains detained pending sentencing.

Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain13 Wayback Archivessrc:zachxbt

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 13 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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model: claude-sonnet

generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:05 PM

last updated: 8/29/2026, 1:34:05 AM

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