He was a math prodigy. Now authorities say he’s behind $65M in crypto thefts | the fifth estate

A hacker tricked crypto exchange KyberSwap into handing over millions.. Investigators say it wasn’t the hacker’s first time. Now, an international search is underway for a Canadian who allegedly stole $65 million US in cryptocurrency. CBC’s the fifth estate goes from Hamilton, Ont., to Bosnia on the trail of a young man with early academic promise — but who authorities say has now turned criminal.

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0:00 – The Kyber Swap hack
8:27 – Finding the suspect
23:18 – Going to Bosnia
34:44 – Still on the run

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Canada’s Crypto Fugitive

producer/director
Linda Guerriero

writer
Ioanna Roumeliotis

investigative journalist
Matthew Pierce

video editor
Anne MacRae

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Ryan Ferguson

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Ousama Farag
Guillaume Cottin

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Jonathan Castell

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Li Zhang
Saeed Dehghani

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Maja Zivanović
Nino Bilajac
Mirza Mršo

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Julia Bradley

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Allya Davidson

original broadcast
January 30, 2026

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