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Rating
4.5from
This podcast has
25 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
BBC SoundsExplicit
No
Date created
2019/09/18
Latest episode
2026/01/22
Average duration
37 min.
Release period
163 days
Description
Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.
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16. Off the Record
2026/01/22
OneCoin victims’ advocate Jen McAdam has helped convince hundreds of Dr Ruja’s scam victims to join her lawsuit. With Dr Ruja missing - possibly dead - it feels like this compensation lawsuit is their best shot at justice. But things take an unexpected turn.
Featuring footage from: Good Morning Britain/ITV, The Islam brothers, Daniel Leinhardt/Youtube, TikTok/maseratimassage.
15. Pac-Man
2026/01/22
OneCoin victim Jen McAdam lost thousands in the OneCoin scam, and nearly a decade on, it still dominates her life. Jen blames Dr Ruja, but with her still missing - possibly dead - justice looks unlikely. But Jen has a plan, and hundreds of other OneCoin victims join the fightback.
14. The Cablecar
2026/01/22
With the FBI offering a $5m reward for Dr Ruja, her fame reaches new heights. And so does our search for her, with new clues pointing us to Cape Town, South Africa.
Featuring footage from: Aron Hyman/The Cape of Cocaine podcast, Heart FM, TikTok/Coolstorybru, The Hunt, documentary series: Die Kryptoqueen - ARD/arte/WDR, Novinite Nova.
13. The South Africa Connection
2026/01/22
New clues about Dr Ruja emerge in an unlikely - and dangerous - place. We pick up the trail with Scottish OneCoin investor Jen McAdam. Since we released the podcast, Jen’s become consumed by the search for Dr Ruja. Despite the evidence pointing to her murder, Jen’s not convinced - should we be?
Featuring footage from: Aron Hyman/The Cape of Cocaine podcast by TimesLive, BTV, Novinite Nova, News24, Newzroom Afrika, Heart FM, TikTok/Coolstorybru, The Hunt, documentary series: Die Kryptoqueen - ARD/arte/WDR.
Coming Soon: Four New Episodes of The Missing Cryptoqueen
2026/01/15
It’s been eight years since Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution, before disappearing. Jamie Bartlett picks up the story of the now FBI-wanted fugitive; following a trail of greed, deceit, and herd madness.
12. Wanted: Dead or Alive?
2024/06/03
The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova takes an unexpected turn when a story emerges alleging she's been murdered. But with with sightings of Dr Ruja still coming in long after her apparent demise, can it be true? We speak to the Bulgarian journalists behind the story and team up with BBC colleagues to investigate the murder theory. It takes us on a trail to a Bulgarian man widely suspected of heading an organised crime organisation. Meanwhile, a trusted former adviser to Dr Ruja disappears, just like his old boss.
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producer: Rob Byrne
Executive Producer: Georgia Catt
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Featuring material from: LiveNow from Fox, Radio 100,7.
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live
A short update
2022/12/22
From The Missing Cryptoqueen team.
11. Operation Satellite
2022/10/19
How mysterious friends in influential places may have helped Ruja stay one step ahead. A massive revelation we only now know, but which Ruja knew years earlier.
Who are they? And could they be helping her now?
CREDITS
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Studio Engineer: Giles Aspen
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live
Introducing Burn Wild – Episode 1 – The Elves are watching
2022/10/14
The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with episode 11 on October 19th.
But in the meantime a taster of another podcast, Burn Wild. A story of two fugitive environmentalists, an eco-terrorist cell and a burning question: How far is too far to go to save the planet?
To hear more of Burn Wild, updated each Tuesday, search and subscribe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0cx6tw7
10. The Dubai Files
2022/09/28
The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova gathers pace, five years after she disappeared. Files leaked from Dubai reveal how Dr Ruja stashed millions in the emirate and struck up a relationship with a mysterious sheikh. Then, a careless selfie leads the podcast to a mansion in an exclusive gated community. As the FBI steps up its search, new information surfaces about Dr Ruja’s disappearance from an unlikely source.
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Series Producer: Georgia Catt
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Featuring footage from: LiveNow from Fox, 5en News, Prag News, Welt Netzreporter
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live
Coming soon...
2022/09/23
The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with new episodes from 28 September.
9. Follow the Money
2020/08/06
The search for Dr Ruja is back on. A lot has happened since Episode 8.
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
This audio was updated on 12/08/2020 to reflect additional correspondence with Chelgate.
A message for listeners
2020/07/29
Coming soon...
8. The Technology and the Dream
2019/11/04
The final episode takes an unexpected twist.
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producer: Georgia Catt
Additional Research: Ignatius Bahizi
Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
7. In Plain Sight
2019/10/28
Could Dr Ruja and the missing billions be hidden in plain sight? A number of small leads seem to be pointing to one place.
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producer: Georgia Catt
Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original Music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Episode 7 of 8. Released weekly
Podcast reviews
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Hddbdhdbjdbfdbdhf 2026/10/08
Love it
This was the most interesting podcast. I had so much trouble, turning it off to do practical things like make meals for my family. I love Jamie and Ge...
Meggapchef 2026/10/08
The MUSIC!! Ugh!!
The info is good and very interesting however THE MUSIC is ridiculous and so distracting. If they were trying to set an edge & mood it’s NOT. It’s irr...
d00dles4science 2026/10/02
Someone’s gotta say it…
Awesome podcast, one of my favorites of all time!!! I am so looking forward to the next episode. 👌👌👌work!! (lol)
Can’t believe this is still going ...
JScobes93 2026/09/11
What a rabbit hole!
This story is insane! Excellent journalism. I typically prefer more storytelling, but this rabbit hole just keeps getting deeper.
Mama AJ 2026/08/15
Could’ve been an email
I was hooked at first, but seriously, it could have been half as long. So much frustrating filler!
rcgotswag 2026/08/06
Good story but too much of the chant
Interesting mystery that held my interest, but by the third episode, I was dreading the constant replay of the woman chanting at the start of the segm...
Grumpyhistory 2026/04/07
Well Presented
Good audio, chases the leads. Not all fluff, even if the story is winding.
Chackit 2026/01/23
Chant is annoying
Why do we have to hear the woman chanting every other minute? Was so looking forward to these newest episodes but can barely make it through the firs...
Aaron LA 2026/01/22
Nothing happens
I’ve listened to every episode and all it does it string you along to a non conclusion.
Saurolophus 2025/12/29
Mannered and overproduced
Interesting story, but the off putting production plays like an endless movie trailer: frenetic, mannered, and overproduced.
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