The Missing Cryptoqueen

Dubbed the "Cryptoqueen," Dr. Ruja Ignatova promised a financial revolution with OneCoin, her 'Bitcoin Killer' cryptocurrency. By 2017, over $4 billion had been invested by millions across 175 countries. But Ignatova vanished the same year, revealing OneCoin as a sophisticated, global pyramid scheme. Expanding on his BBC podcast, acclaimed tech journalist Jamie Bartlett meticulously investigates this monumental fraud. *The Missing Cryptoqueen* uncovers the shadowy intersection of unregulated cryptocurrency, multi-level marketing, and international crime, exposing the techno-hype and herd mentality that fueled one of the 21st century's biggest scams—masterminded by a woman still at large.

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