Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT has just struck gold-or a pit of the same. An anonymous Kraken user lost a staggering $18.2 million in a classic “Tell‑me‑you’re‑real‑rich‑and‑do‑not‑pick‑up‑animals” scam. The ill‑timed caper has already rippled across blockchains, proving that when the crypto thieves are inspired, nothing stays put.
The sneaky villain hopped an 878‑ETH pile (roughly $1.8 million) from Ethereum into Bitcoin via THORChain-lured by a shiny SafePal wallet that exudes “do‑I‑need‑to‑hand‑me‑my‑seed‑phrase‑right‑now?” vibes. ZachXBT laid out the drama like a favourite binge‑series plot on his Telegram fan club.
Another Mid‑Century Scam Tipped Off THORChain Like a Prom Night Drop‑In
The (creepy) address on Ethereum is 0xC55149BbD560435a9FbEabFdcF9711cf928acA21, while the BTC equivalent is 1D8f8956EEFLXN28AHfioEx4ywVbxCz8KN. On‑chain gnomes from the THOR InfoBot sniffed out the streaming swap about 45 minutes before the revelation hit the internet, giving ZachXBT’s claims a folk‑tale‑thick confirmation.
🌊 New streaming swap
[ca21]: 878.0 ETH ($1.8 M) → ⚡ → BTC
Track Tx: .
Runescan:– THOR InfoBot (@THOR_InfoBot) March 31, 2026
THORChain, that slick decentralized protocol with a “no‑KYC” swagger, has become the go‑to smuggler for bleeding‑money operations. In January 2026, a similar playbook saw a botched hardware wallet trick turn whole batches of $282 million in BTC and LTC into instant‑exchange Monero. The stock ticker hit a high‑sun salute – the price shot up as if a secret rave was happening inside the blockchain.
On January 10, 2026 at around 11 pm UTC a victim lost $282 M+ worth of LTC & BTC due to a hardware wallet social engineering scam.
The attacker began converting the stolen LTC & BTC to Monero via multiple instant exchanges causing the XMR price to sharply increase.
BTC was also…
– ZachXBT (@zachxbt) January 16, 2026
From that caper, an astonishing 818 BTC worth $78 million busted into ETH, XRP, and LTC through THORChain, leaving victims hovering on the edge of financial cliff notes.
Back in the previous year, ZachXBT was busy chronicling a $330 million heist and a $91 million swoop, each dancing across chains like a bad tattoo design. Eight stories? Goosebumps? Probably both.
Nine hours ago a suspicious transfer was made from a potential victim for 3520 BTC ($330.7 M)
Theft address
bc1qcrypchnrdx87jnal5e5m849fw460t4gk7vz55gShortly after the funds began to be laundered via 6+ instant exchanges and was swapped for XMR causing the XMR price to spike…
– ZachXBT (@zachxbt) April 28, 2025
That 878‑ETH run is likely just a fragment of the $18.2 million marathon. Grief‑savvy attackers usually split and sprawl their loot across dozens of tiny, glittery transactions, a modern version of “spread the love” but in a very literal sense.
At the time of writing, Kraken and SafePal are playing the classic “we’re not at all aware of this” routine.
Investigations are still in their infancy; the block‑tracking conglomerate keeps an eye on every flagged ledger, because if they’re good at this, they’ll be church‑goers waiting for a sermon on repentance before sending money back.
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2026-03-31 14:51