Dritan Kapllani: The Teen Who Screen-Shared $19M
An 18-year-old US teen allegedly stole $19M in crypto, then flexed Lambos and Rolexes on Instagram. His band-for-band Discord call blew the whole operation.
On April 23, 2026, an 18-year-old in the US joined a Discord call he should have skipped. He was doing a "band for band" - a crypto bro ritual where two people compare wallet balances to see who has more money. Dritan Kapllani Jr. screen-shared his Exodus wallet. It showed $3.68 million.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT was watching. He traced that wallet to a massive theft that had happened just weeks earlier.
Kapllani's social media was a museum of poor life choices. Lamborghinis. Rolexes. Private jets. Cash stacks. Nightclubs. He posted it all on Instagram, tagging locations, showing his face, building a public record of where the stolen money was going.
"Meet Dritan Kapllani Jr, a US based threat actor tied to $19M from social engineering thefts targeting crypto holders," ZachXBT posted on May 12. "Dritan flexes luxury cars, watches, private jets, & clubs all over social media."
The thefts happened in 2025 and early 2026. Kapllani allegedly used social engineering - fake support requests, phishing schemes, impersonation - to drain crypto wallets. No hack. Just manipulation.
The biggest hit was 185 BTC stolen in March 2026. The BTC was worth roughly $19 million. Federal prosecutors built a case around it. On May 11, a criminal complaint was unsealed against Trenton Johnson for his role in that theft.
Johnson faces up to 40 years in prison.
The complaint named "Co-Conspirator 1." That was Kapllani. He hasn't been charged yet, but the evidence trail is public and permanent.
ZachXBT connected another wallet tied to Kapllani to at least $5.85 million in separate social engineering thefts from 2025. Total exposure: nearly $19 million.
The Discord call that broke everything was a rematch. Kapllani had previously done a band-for-band with John Daghita, who ZachXBT investigated in January 2026 for a $46 million theft from the US government. Daghita was arrested. He retaliated by posting one of Kapllani's old wallet addresses in a deleted Telegram post.
Meme coin KOL yelotree was also charged for allegedly helping launder stolen funds through a Miami rental car business.
The crypto community reacted with shock and mockery. "It is just insane to me that people can steal such amount of money, but just can't be chill and not show off," one user wrote.
Another called it "retard flexing so hard all over the place."
Kapllani turned 18 in 2025. If he had done this as a minor, the legal consequences might have been lighter. Adult federal charges for social engineering theft carry decades. He thought the blockchain was invisible. He thought Instagram was private. He thought showing his face was fine.
Trenton Johnson faces up to 40 years. Dritan Kapllani Jr. hasn't been charged yet. He's still posting.
The Aftermath
Trenton Johnson faces up to 40 years in federal prison for his role in the 185 BTC theft. Dritan Kapllani Jr. has not been formally charged but is named as Co-Conspirator 1 in the complaint. Yelotree was charged with laundering stolen funds through a Miami rental car business. The case is ongoing.
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