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During the rise of Bitcoin, a would-be rival builds a worldwide following, driven by the charisma of its founder, the self-anointed Cryptoqueen.

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SOURCES

Ruja Ignatova [Wikipedia]

OneCoin [Wikipedia]

Frank Schneider (spy) [Wikipedia]

Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Pleads Guilty [U.S. Department of Justice]

Former Law Firm Partner Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Laundering $400 Million In Connection With "OneCoin" Fraud Scheme [U.S. Department of Justice]

"Head Of Legal And Compliance" For Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme "OneCoin" Sentenced To Four Years In Prison [U.S. Department of Justice]

How 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova ended up as the only woman on the FBI's most-wanted list [CNN]

FBI adds OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova to list of most-wanted fugitives [The Washington Post]

US adds 'Cryptoqueen' to most-wanted list over alleged US$4b fraud [Malay Mail / Reuters]

Cryptoqueen: How this Woman Scammed the World, then Vanished [BBC]

A cryptocurrency ponzi scheme is finally unraveling [Quartz]

Is OneCoin the biggest financial fraud in history? [Fortune]

The 'Cryptoqueen' who made FBI's most wanted after $4 billion heist was rumored killed—but evidence leaves more questions than answers [Fortune]

The Outrageous Case of OneCoin, the Billion Dollar Scam Sold as a "Bitcoin Killer" [Bitrates]

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