The Missing Cryptoqueen: Dead or Alive? - BBC World Service Documentaries

A BBC investigation into the fate of Ruja Ignatova, the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin...and the world’s most wanted woman. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Dubbed the “Missing Cryptoqueen”, Ruja Ignatova is on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after defrauding investors of $4.5 billion and then vanishing. Now, #BBCEye and #BBCPanorama investigate her close ties to a suspected Bulgarian organised crime boss and allegations that she was brutally assassinated. This #BBCWorldService documentary has exclusive access to the US special agent in charge of tracking Ignatova down and follows a brave Bulgarian journalist who’s faced grave threats trying to get to the truth. Did the missing Cryptoqueen run with the money, or was she fatally targeted by the very people that were supposed to protect her? 00:00 The story so far 02:20 The Cryptoqueen 06:00 Financial revolution? 09:05 The Hunter 12:36 The Spy 14:00 Are they onto me? 19:05 Ruja vanishes 22:51 Murky finances 24:10 Extortion 28:28 Organised crime 32:25 Meet Dimitar 37:46 Most Wanted Woman 41:30 Vanished or victim? 43:30 Secret document 47:00 Cape Town horror 🎥 To watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye team check out this documentary playlist:    • All BBC World Service Documentaries   🎧 Listen to the latest episode of "The Missing Cryptoqueen" podcast here 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j... 🎞️ Watch this film in KOREAN here:    • '역사상 가장 큰 사기'...사라진 원코인 창업자의 행방은? - BBC Ne...   Credits: Head of Longform - Liz Gibbons BBC Eye Editor - Marc Perkins Executive Producer - Michael Simkin Produced and Directed by Storm Theunissen Narrated by Caroline Catz Film Editor - Nick Follows Shooting Producer - Max Hudson Directors of Photography - Graham Smith, Will Francome, Jon Stapleton, Additional Camera - Namak Khoshnaw, Oana Marocico, Kevin McGregor Assistant Camera - Katie Green Producer - Yordan Tsalov Impact Producers - Vicky Baker, Tom Donkin, Emma Jacobs, Anusha Kumar, Paul Organe, Emaan Warraich Technical Producers - David Smith, Regan Wharton Post Production Producer - Anna Norqvist Production Executive - Nayantara Gauba Production Manager - Jessica Butler Production Management Assistant - Catia Da Costa Dubbing Mixer - Andy Sears Colourist - Michael Sanders Online Editor - Ben Salkeld Researchers - Harry Atteshlis, Tetiana Martyniuk Translators - Boryana Desheva, Krassimira Twigg Archive Researcher - Kate Rea Archive - Alamy, BBC Archive, BNT, Chd.lu, eNCA, Fox Archives, Gallo Images, Getty Images, Pond5, Slavi Angelov, Shutterstock With thanks to Atanas Tchobanov ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #WorldService #Cryptocurrency #OneCoin #Bulgaria #Bitcoin #CryptoNews #Crypto