The Missing Cryptoqueen

By BBC Radio

What's The Missing Cryptoqueen about?

Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.

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Episode 9: Follow the money

08.06.2020

The search for Dr Ruja is back on. A lot has happened since Episode 8. Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir This audio was updated on 12/08/2020 to ...

The Missing Cryptoqueen episodes:

08.06.2020 Episode 9: Follow the money The search for Dr Ruja is back on. A lot has happened since Episode 8. Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir This audio was updated on 12/08/2020 to ...
07.29.2020 A message for listeners Coming soon...
11.04.2019 Episode 8: The technology and the dream The final episode takes an unexpected twist. Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Georgia Catt Additional Research: Ignatius Bahizi Editor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil Channell Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
10.28.2019 Episode 7: In Plain Sight Could Dr Ruja and the missing billions be hidden in plain sight? A number of small leads seem to be pointing to one place. Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Georgia Catt Editor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil Channell ...
10.24.2019 A message from the airport Episode 7 will be available on Monday 28 October. We can't say too much, except this...
10.17.2019 Episode 6: The Überflieger In 2009 Dr Ruja and her father bought a metallurgic factory in Southern Germany. What does this have to do with her disappearance today? Those who knew her at the time tell a strangely familiar story about the impressive businesswoman ...
10.10.2019 Episode 5: What dreams may come 'Who is to blame?' One of the world's highest-earning Multi-Level-Marketers and former OneCoin top seller agrees to speak. In his mansion on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Jamie learns the secret behind OneCoin's rapid growth and the huge amounts of money ...
10.03.2019 Episode 4: Miss OneLife Jamie and Georgia arrive in Bucharest in the hope of seeing their first OneCoin event: The Miss OneLife 2019 Beauty Pageant. Who else could be there? The Missing Cryptoqueen is an eight-part series for BBC Sounds, with new episodes every ...
09.26.2019 Episode 3: More than just a coin In Spring this year, something unexpected happened. On March 6th 2019, Dr Ruja's brother Konstantin was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with money laundering and fraud in connection with OneCoin. Dr Ruja was also charged in absentia, ...
09.19.2019 Episode 2: The Bitcoin Killer Not all is as it seems with Dr Ruja's revolutionary cryptocurrency, OneCoin. The Missing Cryptoqueen is an eight-part series for BBC Sounds, with new episodes every Thursday. Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Georgia Catt Story consultant: Chris Berube Editor: Philip Sellars ...
09.19.2019 Episode 1: Dr Ruja Dr Ruja promised financial revolution. And then, two years ago, she disappeared. Why? The Missing Cryptoqueen is an eight-part series for BBC Sounds, with new episodes every Thursday. Presenter: Jamie Bartlett Producer: Georgia Catt Story consultant: Chris Berube Editor: Philip ...
09.17.2019 Introducing The Missing Cryptoqueen In 2014, a businesswoman called Dr Ruja Ignatova launched a new cryptocurrency that promised to change money forever. OneCoin, she said, was similar to Bitcoin, only bigger, better and easier to use. Within two years, over 3 million people had ...

The Missing Cryptoqueen

What's The Missing Cryptoqueen about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Missing Cryptoqueen episodes:

Episode 9: Follow the money

A message for listeners

Episode 8: The technology and the dream

Episode 7: In Plain Sight

A message from the airport

Episode 6: The Überflieger

Episode 5: What dreams may come

Episode 4: Miss OneLife

Episode 3: More than just a coin

Episode 2: The Bitcoin Killer

Episode 1: Dr Ruja

Introducing The Missing Cryptoqueen

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