ZKasino rug pull suspect arrested in United Arab Emirates
Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested a 21-year-old crypto founder they say is connected to the $30 million rug pull by crypto betting platform ZKasino. Crypto sleuth ZachXBT reports that Norwegian Ildar Ilham, who founded WhiteRock, a crypto-based brokerage, is to be extradited to the Netherlands, where his case will continue. UAE police claim Ilham was in contact with another ZKasino suspect, believed to be Elham Nourzai, who was arrested on April 29, 2024, by Dutch authorities. Messages between the pair reportedly revealed that they never intended to return ZKasino funds and that its smart contract was designed to enforce this. Update: Ildar Ilham aka @XBT_Prometheus (founder of @WhiteRock_Fi) was arrested by UAE law enforcement for his involvement in the $30M Zkasino exit scam. He will be extradited to the Netherlands next for the criminal case. pic.twitter.com/h5FZhUBiDg — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 3, 2025 Read more: ZKasino exploiter ...