OneCoin

OneCoin victims get a $40 million lifeline more than a decade after the scam began
The Department of Justice said it has $40 million in seized assets for victim compensation and it will continue working to seize further criminal proceeds for the defrauded investors

U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017.

OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Role in $4B Ponzi Scheme
Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinska pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in 2023.

OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos also ordered Greenwood to forfeit $300 million, the approximate amount he pocketed from the scheme.

Bulgarian Woman Charged in $4B Crypto Fraud Case, Extradited to U.S.
Irina Dilkinska co-founded an alleged Pyramid scheme called OneCoin.

Was OneCoin’s Missing Cryptoqueen Murdered by Mobsters?
New documents may reveal Ruja Ignatova’s grim fate, and stand as a bleak warning for other crypto scammers.

FTX Bankruptcy Update; Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty
A judge ruled that media companies including the New York Times and Bloomberg will be allowed to formally plead for FTX to publish the full list of as many as a million of its creditors. Plus, Karl Sebastian Greenwood, co-founder of the OneCoin pyramid scheme, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud.

Co-Founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty; ‘CryptoQueen’ Still Wanted
Karl Greenwood has admitted to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges in the $4 billion OneCoin scam, the U.S. Department of Justice says.

OneCoin Co-Conspirator Frank Schneider Faces Money-Laundering Charges
The charges were revealed in an indictment that was unveiled this week.

BBC Investigation Reveals New Details About OneCoin Pyramid Scheme
A long-term BBC investigation has discovered OneCoin, which fraudulently branded itself as a cryptocurrency, received significant support from high-ranking government leaders in both the United Arab Emirates and Bulgaria. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of all time.

