JUST IN: ZachXBT asks for donations after spending $349.7K of his own money to investigate $1B+ crypto exploits. The request came after he revealed the full story behind one of his riskiest investigations yet. He says he used the money to pose as a laundering client inside a Chinese syndicate moving funds for DPRK. The trail led to “Jimmy Green,” a Telegram user allegedly helping move funds from the $1.5B Bybit hack. To keep Jimmy talking, ZachXBT says he had to accept a 5% loss on every order. Over time, Jimmy appeared to trust him, sharing wallet addresses, screenshots and bridge transactions in real time. ZachXBT says he matched those flows on-chain, and evidence eventually helped Tether freeze $442K USDT. He says he is now seeking grants and donations to keep taking on high-risk investigations like this. He also revealed he is currently sitting on “significant findings” from other cases.