The Missing Cryptoqueen
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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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Jamie’s New Series: Everything Is Fake
We’re excited to share a taster of Jamie’s new podcast series, Everything Is Fake (And Nobody Cares).Have you noticed that more and more of the world feels, well, fake? Online there's a daily…
16. Off the Record
OneCoin victims’ advocate Jen McAdam has helped convince hundreds of Dr Ruja’s scam victims to join her lawsuit. With Dr Ruja missing - possibly dead - it feels like this compensation lawsuit is…
15. Pac-Man
OneCoin victim Jen McAdam lost thousands in the OneCoin scam, and nearly a decade on, it still dominates her life. Jen blames Dr Ruja, but with her still missing - possibly dead - justice looks…
14. The Cablecar
With the FBI offering a $5m reward for Dr Ruja, her fame reaches new heights. And so does our search for her, with new clues pointing us to Cape Town, South Africa.Featuring footage from: Aron…
13. The South Africa Connection
New clues about Dr Ruja emerge in an unlikely - and dangerous - place. We pick up the trail with Scottish OneCoin investor Jen McAdam. Since we released the podcast, Jen’s become consumed by the…
Coming Soon: Four New Episodes of The Missing Cryptoqueen
It’s been eight years since Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution, before disappearing. Jamie Bartlett picks up the story of the now FBI-wanted fugitive; following a…
12. Wanted: Dead or Alive?
The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova takes an unexpected turn when a story emerges alleging she's been murdered. But with with sightings of Dr Ruja still coming in long after her apparent demise, can it…
11. Operation Satellite
How mysterious friends in influential places may have helped Ruja stay one step ahead. A massive revelation we only now know, but which Ruja knew years earlier. Who are they? And could they be…
10. The Dubai Files
The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova gathers pace, five years after she disappeared. Files leaked from Dubai reveal how Dr Ruja stashed millions in the emirate and struck up a relationship with a…
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 ChoirThis…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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The Missing Cryptoqueen has published 18 episodes since September 2019, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
The Missing Cryptoqueen is currently dormant with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 39m.
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