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. Comments on this episode were open for the weekend following its posting to allow for responsive comment moderation. You can read more about why comments aren't open all the time across CBC and other ways to interact with us: https://cbchelp.cbc.ca/hc/en-ca/artic... Subscribe for more videos from The Fifth Estate: http://bit.ly/25W8cpn 0:00 - The Kyber Swap hack 8:27 - Finding the suspect 23:18 - Going to Bosnia 34:44 - Still on the run #Crypto #Crime #Documentary Connect with The Fifth Estate online: Website : http://bit.ly/1d0FBxq Instagram : http://bit.ly/25W8SLs For more than five decades, the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Mark Kelley, Steven D'Souza and Ioanna Roumeliotis continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians — delivering a parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy. the fifth estate airs Fridays at 9pm on CBC-TV and steams on CBC GEM. See new episodes first on YouTube Thursdays at 7pm ET Canada’s Crypto Fugitive producer/director Linda Guerriero writer Ioanna Roumeliotis investigative journalist Matthew Pierce video editor Anne MacRae editing support Ryan Ferguson principal photography Ousama Farag Guillaume Cottin senior videographer Jonathan Castell additional photography Li Zhang Saeed Dehghani for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Maja Zivanović Nino Bilajac Mirza Mršo archival material andeanmedjedovic.com Facebook Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Educational Archives Pond5 YouTube / Bankless YouTube/CHCH News visual research Leslie Morrison graphic designer Tim Kindrachuk post audio Rick Starks Ron Searles colourist Scott McIntyre rollout producer Leanne Stepnow social media producers Danny Burke Avneet Dhillon Kit Kolbegger Brian Vinh Trinh digital producer Janet Davison media management Laurel Robinson resource coordinators Marc Cormier Dragan Maricic associate director Julia Bradley packaging editor Alessia Protomanni coordinating associate director Jane Wilson Carmen Smith senior producer Emmanuel Marchand executive producer Allya Davidson original broadcast January 30, 2026