About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "16. Off the Record" from The Missing Cryptoqueen covers OneCoin victims' advocate Jen McAdam and her efforts to convince hundreds of Dr Ruja's scam victims to join a compensation lawsuit. With Dr Ruja missing and possibly dead, the lawsuit appears to be the victims' best shot at justice — but the episode traces how things take an unexpected turn.
The case behind the episode
The episode is rooted in the case of Ruja Ignatova — The OneCoin Fraudster. Ruja Ignatova founded OneCoin in 2014, promising investors astronomical returns through what she claimed was a revolutionary cryptocurrency. Billions were defrauded from millions of victims worldwide before she vanished from public view in October 2017. The FBI has been searching for her ever since and added her to its Ten Most Wanted list in 2022. The wider story of the scandal is also documented in OneCoin-sagen: Ruja Ignatova og milliardsvindlen.
Hosts and release
Jamie Bartlett, an investigative journalist, hosts The Missing Cryptoqueen, produced by the BBC. The show investigates the disappearance of Dr. Ruja Ignatova, the cryptoqueen who vanished after building OneCoin, and this episode runs 32 minutes, released on January 22, 2026.
