TRUE CRIME - The Missing Cryptoqueen with author Jamie Bartlett

<p>The cryptocurrency world is a lot like the wild, wild west. Pioneers and trailblazers are breaking new ground to serve humanity. All the while, scalliwags and ne’er-do-wells are seizing the opportunity to exploit those courageous enough to venture down the path. </p> <p>There are incredible tales both of untold wealth and unfathomable loss as the crypto story is still being written. One of these tales was thoroughly documented by author, Jamie Bartlett. His book, THE MISSING CRYPTOQUEEN: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It, is a wild, true crime tale that you must hear about. </p> <p>Tales such as this prompt us to seek solutions, and as a victim of crypto theft himself, Jamie has thoughts on how regulation might curb at least some of the criminal behavior. He joins us today to discuss all this and more on episode #632 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. </p> <p>FULL SHOW NOTES: badco.in/632 </p> <p>TIME STAMPS:</p> <p>00:00 - Intro</p> <p>05:17 - We feel like the best podcasts tell the best stories. As the author of multiple books, your newest one is called The Missing Cryptoqueen: The Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away with It. Tell us more. </p> <p>05:56 - In 2014, Dr Ruja Ignatova says she has launched the next revolutionary cryptocurrency, better than Bitcoin, using multi-level marketing. As a highly credentialed financial and legal professional, Dr. Ruja scammed millions in the crypto community of about $4bln in OneCoin. </p> <p>09:23 - It was the second biggest crypto in 2016, right? Bigger than Ethereum? Not exactly…</p> <p>12:00 - Did she know it was a scam? </p> <p>13:18 - The unraveling of the scheme and Dr. Ruja’s disappearance. </p> <p>14:50 - Is there a screenplay of this story? A biopic? A Netflix series in the works? </p> <p>15:50 - OneCoin was never listed on exchanges; the only place people could buy or sell was through the official website via multi-level marketing. </p> <p>16:44 - How the OneCoin cryptocurrency multi-level m