Introducing... The Missing Cryptoqueen

The Missing Cryptoqueen by BBC

Sep 17, 20192:27News & Politics

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, ov...

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