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Episode 5 of 16 · 15 min

Ruja Ignatova documentary: OneCoin and the missing cryptoqueen

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Ruja Ignatova and OneCoin, the "Cryptoqueen" scam (2014-2017) A doctor of law with a master's from Oxford and a McKinsey past. In 2016 she filled Wembley Stadium selling OneCoin, "the Bitcoin killer," in 175 countries. Today she is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. What exactly did her customers buy?

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