Cryptoqueen: The OneCoin Scam
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In 2014, a new cryptocurrency was unveiled: OneCoin. At mass events resembling religious gatherings, charismatic founder, Ruja Ignatova, claimed it was on course to become the world’s biggest digital currency and would change the world. In fact, it was a giant ponzi scheme.
In this film we gained rare and exclusive access to close friends and colleagues of Ignatova – the people who knew her best – who tell the unbelievable story from the inside.
In this film we gained rare and exclusive access to close friends and colleagues of Ignatova – the people who knew her best – who tell the unbelievable story from the inside.
Credits
Director
Johan von Mirbach
Production
Robert Tasso Puetz for a&o buero
Contact
World Sales
Kathryn Bonnici for Java Films
Festival Handling
Olivier Semonnay for Java Films
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Available versions
Series of 4 episodes (25 min per episode) / Feature Documentary 90 min ( available early December 2022 upon request to Java Films)
Spoken languages
English
German
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