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🚨 FLEX STEALS A $2.3M WALLET AND THE ENDING REVEALS EVIDENCE OF "STEALING" $90M.
In the world of crypto, showing off money, possessions, assets, and lavish lifestyles is not uncommon.
Most such cases are merely ostentatious displays. XEM glance at them, comment briefly, and then move on. But occasionally, there are instances where a single misplaced display of money brings the entire past to light.
And the latest case, exposed by @zachxbt, started with a post showing off a $23 million wallet, which led to the discovery of over $90 million in suspected "stolen" funds, including money directly linked to the US government. 🧵👇

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1⃣ The whole thing started with an argument in a private group
The main character is John (nicknamed Lick), a familiar threat actor in private Telegram groups. John frequently boasts about his net worth, attacks others as "brokes," and projects an image of being very wealthy in crypto.
It all began with an argument with Dritan Kapplani Jr., another threat actor. After some back and forth, they decided to play "band for band (b4b)," a game where they show off their wallets and compare their money – whoever has more wins.
The conversation took place in a private group chat, but the wallet and asset displays were recorded.

2⃣ Self-proclaimed control over tens of millions of USD
In the recording, John shares a screenshot of his Exodus wallet, showing a TRON address holding approximately $2.3M (TMrWCLMS3ibDbKLcnNYhLggohRuLUSoHJg). This is just the initial balance John used to show off.
While the argument was still ongoing, a transaction of approximately $6.7 million worth of ETH was transferred directly to another ETH wallet held by John (0xd8bc7ea538c2e9f178a18cc148892ae914a55d08).
After the b4b transaction ended, John continued to accumulate funds, bringing the total to approximately $23 million in this wallet cluster.
The records show that John was the one holding both the TRON wallet and this ETH wallet.
4. When "showing off money" suddenly becomes "confession"
Alongside his on-chain data, John continued to brag on Telegram, calling others "brokes."
Within cybercrime groups, suspicions began to emerge that John might be John Daghitia, who was arrested in September 2025. This information has not been fully confirmed, but the behavior, timing, and on-chain traces suggest a suspicious degree of similarity.
Immediately after the exposé was published, John quickly deleted his Non-Fungible Token username, changed his Telegram name, and ceased public activity. However, the on-chain transactions, of course, remained intact.


It's currently unknown whether this post will prompt the US authorities to intervene, but John has been completely silent for several days now.
The lesson here is that in crypto, being quiet and introverted can sometimes be an advantage.
Especially with those who have acted wrongly but still try to act like friends, right? 😅
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