00:00Welcome to Finance Infinity, the channel where we uncover the hidden truths behind money, power, and the biggest financial lies the world has ever seen.
00:11Today's story isn't just about cryptocurrency, it's about deception on a global scale.
00:18A woman who promised the future of wealth and vanished with billions.
00:22They called her the Crypto Queen, a brilliant-looking mastermind who convinced the world she had created a new Bitcoin, a revolution in digital money.
00:34But it was all an illusion.
00:37Dr. Ruja Ignatova didn't simply trick a few investors, she engineered one of the largest financial scams in human history,
00:46disappearing with billions of dollars, leaving broken families, wiped-out savings, and one of the greatest mysteries in modern finance.
00:56Even today, she is the only woman ever placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list, with a reward of over $1 million for information leading to her arrest.
01:08Some believe she is still alive, hiding under a new name.
01:12Others believe she was silenced forever.
01:14But one thing is certain, if she's alive, she may be one of the richest criminals on Earth.
01:21This isn't just a crypto-fraud story.
01:24This is a story of greed, manipulation, psychological control, and how belief can blind millions.
01:32This is the rise and fall of one coin.
01:36Ruja Ignatova was born in Bulgaria and later moved to Germany with her family in search of opportunity.
01:43From a young age, she was exceptionally smart, but also deeply ambitious.
01:49She didn't dream of an average life.
01:51She wanted influence, luxury, and admiration.
01:55After studying at elite universities, earning a Ph.D. in law, and gaining credentials from Oxford,
02:02she entered high-level consulting and finance circles.
02:05She worked alongside powerful executives, bankers, and politicians.
02:11But there was one problem.
02:12She still wasn't rich enough.
02:15Then the world discovered Bitcoin.
02:18In the early 2010s, Bitcoin exploded in value, creating millionaires overnight and capturing global attention.
02:26But Ruja didn't just see technology, she saw human psychology.
02:32Most people didn't understand cryptocurrency, but they desperately wanted to profit from it.
02:38And that desire was worth billions.
02:41At a financial seminar, Ruja met Sebastian Greenwood, a man skilled in multi-level marketing.
02:48He knew how to sell hope, how to turn dreams into cash.
02:52Together, they created a deadly combination.
02:56Crypto hype plus pyramid-style recruiting.
03:00Not to build real digital money, but to sell the appearance of it.
03:04They called it OneCoin.
03:06There was just one issue.
03:08It wasn't real.
03:10No blockchain, no decentralized network, no cryptocurrency at all.
03:16Instead, OneCoin was nothing more than numbers stored in a basic database, like an advanced spreadsheet.
03:24Ruja controlled everything.
03:26She could increase balances, raise prices, create new coins whenever she wanted.
03:32Total control.
03:34To avoid legal trouble, they didn't technically sell crypto.
03:38They sold education packages, cheap financial PDFs, that came with free OneCoin tokens as a bonus.
03:45The higher the price, the more tokens you received.
03:49On paper, education.
03:51In reality, a massive loophole.
03:54MLM recruiters spread OneCoin across the globe.
03:58Sell a package, earn commission.
04:00Recruit others, earn more.
04:02And as OneCoin's fake value kept rising on Ruja's controlled system,
04:08people believed they were becoming rich.
04:10Ruja turned the scam into a global spectacle.
04:13Massive arenas, thousands cheering, luxury gowns, fireworks, Rolex giveaways.
04:21She always introduced herself as Dr. Ruja, placing her degrees on screens behind her.
04:27She sold authority.
04:29She sold confidence.
04:31She sold certainty.
04:32And people trusted her.
04:34She claimed Bitcoin was slow and dangerous.
04:37OneCoin, she said, was safe and designed for everyday people.
04:41And unlike Bitcoin's anonymous creator, she was visible, standing on stage, smiling, promising wealth.
04:50Millions invested.
04:51Teachers, taxi drivers, farmers, single parents.
04:55Entire villages were financially destroyed, especially in poorer countries.
05:01Behind the curtain, it was a classic Ponzi scheme.
05:04New money paid old investors.
05:07Fake prices were invented.
05:09Withdrawals were restricted.
05:11Billions were quietly moved through offshore accounts, shell companies, and corrupt banks.
05:17As pressure increased, Ruja made even bigger promises.
05:21New blockchains, more coins.
05:24Account balances doubled overnight.
05:26None of it made sense economically.
05:28But belief silenced logic.
05:32Then, the truth began to surface.
05:35Journalists exposed the lies.
05:37Tech experts confirmed the blockchain was fake.
05:40Just random numbers generated by software.
05:43Auditors were secretly controlled by Ruja herself.
05:47Everything was staged.
05:49Banks froze accounts.
05:50Governments launched investigations.
05:53And then, she disappeared.
05:54In October 2017, Ruja boarded a flight from Bulgaria to Greece.
06:01She was never seen again.
06:03No messages.
06:04No explanation.
06:06Gone.
06:07Her brother became the scapegoat.
06:09Partners were arrested.
06:11The empire collapsed.
06:12And millions lost everything.
06:15Experts estimate one coin stole between four and fifteen billion dollars.
06:21Only those at the top made money.
06:23Everyone else was ruined.
06:25And Ruja?
06:26Some believe she lives in Dubai under protection.
06:30Others think criminal groups eliminated her.
06:32Some say she's hiding on private yachts beyond law enforcement.
06:37No one knows.
06:38What we do know is that she may still control billions in hidden crypto assets,
06:43making her one of the wealthiest fugitives ever.
06:47This story isn't just about cryptocurrency.
06:49It's about how authority manipulates trust,
06:53how dreams override logic,
06:55and how financial systems can be turned into weapons.
06:59And this is exactly why Finance Infinity exists.
07:03Because behind every get-rich-quick trend,
07:06every viral investment opportunity,
07:09every overnight success story,
07:11there's a system working in the background.
07:13When you understand the system,
07:16you stop becoming the victim.
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