be Malone Lam
- 20 years old
- Singaporean
- online alias “Greavys”
- drops out of school
- meets friends on GTA Online and Fortnite
August 18, 2024
- calls a Bitcoin holder in Washington D.C.
- pretends to be exchange security
- says the account is compromised
- asks for verification
- gets the credentials
- gets the seed
- moves everything
4,100 BTC
~$243,000,000 at the time
one phone call
the lifestyle begins
- 28+ exotic cars
- Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini
- watches worth $500k
- Birkin bags in nightclubs
friends call him “Malone” in Discord
brags about the heist
some say parts were streamed live
September 18, 2024
- arrested in Miami
charges expand
- RICO conspiracy
- wire fraud
- money laundering
17 people indicted and 9 plead guilty, others arrested in Miami and Dubai
one money launderer admits moving at least $25M
the 4,100 BTC, worth over $380,000,000
plea deal talks begin
court dates move, no confirmed sentence
One of the biggest crypto heist in history