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 helping her now?CREDITSPresenter: Jamie Bartlett

Introducing Burn Wild – Episode 1 – The Elves are watching

3 Oct 14th, 2022 47m 11s

The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with episode 11 on October 19th. But in the meantime a taster of another podcast, Burn Wild. A story of two fugitive environmentalists, an eco-terrorist cell and a burning question: How far is too far to go to

Episode 10: The Dubai Files

2 Sep 28th, 2022 46m 44s

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 mysterious sheikh. Then, a careless selfie leads the

Coming soon...

Sep 23rd, 2022 2m

The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with new episodes from 28 September.

Episode 9: Follow the money

Aug 6th, 2020 45m 47s

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

A message for listeners

Jul 29th, 2020 1m 35s

Coming soon...

Episode 8: The technology and the dream

1 Nov 4th, 2019 1h

The final episode takes an unexpected twist.Presenter: Jamie BartlettProducer: Georgia Catt Additional Research: Ignatius BahiziEditor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil ChannellOriginal Music and vocals: Dessislava Stef

Episode 7: In Plain Sight

2 Oct 28th, 2019 43m 36s

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 BartlettProducer: Georgia Catt Editor: Philip Sellars Original music and sound design: Phil ChannellO

A message from the airport

Oct 24th, 2019 1m 30s

Episode 7 will be available on Monday 28 October. We can't say too much, except this...

Episode 6: The Überflieger

Oct 17th, 2019 39m

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 who came

Episode 5: What dreams may come

Oct 10th, 2019 1h 1m

'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 o

Episode 4: Miss OneLife

Oct 3rd, 2019 38m 4s

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 Thursd

Episode 3: More than just a coin

Sep 26th, 2019 40m 8s

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 charg

Episode 2: The Bitcoin Killer

1 Sep 19th, 2019 35m 29s

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 BartlettProducer: Georgia CattStory consultant: Chri

Episode 1: Dr Ruja

2 Sep 19th, 2019 22m 53s

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 BartlettProducer: Georgia CattStory consult

Introducing The Missing Cryptoqueen

1 Sep 17th, 2019 2m 27s

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