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Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank - Part 5: The Price of Belief
Season 9 Episode 5
The man who hid Barings’ losses was sentenced in Singapore. But the deeper verdict was on the bank itself. It had believed the wrong story for too lo…
2 months, 1 week ago
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank - Part 4: The Earthquake That Broke the Lie
Season 9 Episode 4
Barings did not collapse because someone discovered the fraud. It collapsed when an earthquake in Kobe sent the market into shock, and the hidden los…
2 months, 1 week ago
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank - Part 3: Account Eight Eight Eight Eight Eight
Season 9 Episode 3
Barings did not fall because of one dramatic theft. It fell because the fraud had to be maintained every day. Hidden losses were parked, rolled, and …
2 months, 1 week ago
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank - Part 2: The Numbers That Won Trust
Season 9 Episode 2
The fraud at Barings did not survive by staying invisible. It survived by looking profitable. Every good report from Singapore made London trust the …
2 months, 1 week ago
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank - Part 1: The Small First Lie
Season 9 Episode 1
Nick Leeson did not look like a man about to destroy Britain’s oldest merchant bank. He looked like a junior trader doing well in a distant office. B…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain - Part 5: The Cost of Belief
Season 8 Episode 5
The crowds are gone, the stages are empty, and what’s left is paperwork, loss, and the echo of promises that never came true. But the search for Ruja…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain - Part 4: Collapse and Disappearance
Season 8 Episode 4
People started asking the one question OneCoin could never answer: if this is real, why can’t I get my money out? The applause faded, the rooms empti…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain - Part 3: The Illusion Engine
Season 8 Episode 3
The show was dazzling, the crowds were growing, but behind the curtains, the real coin was nowhere to be found. What was powering OneCoin wasn’t tech…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain - Part 2: Selling the Dream
Season 8 Episode 2
A stadium full of people, music pumping, lights flashing, and a single message echoing off the walls: this is your chance to get rich before the worl…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
OneCoin: The Crypto That Was Never on a Blockchain - Part 1: The Birth of the Crypto Queen
Season 8 Episode 1
Picture a woman stepping onto a stage, lights blazing, applause thundering, and a promise in her voice: this is your chance to join the future. Most …
2 months, 2 weeks ago