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OneCoin was a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme founded in 2014 by Ruja Ignatova ('Cryptoqueen') and Karl Sebastian Greenwood, which defrauded approximately 3.5 million investors worldwide of over $4 billion. The scheme operated through a fake private blockchain and multilevel marketing network before collapsing in 2017. Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023; Ignatova remains a fugitive on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list with a $5 million reward for information leading to her arrest.
Connected Entities
2 entities · 7 linked investigations- Ruja Ignatova→mentioned with→OneCoin(70%)
- OneCoin→mentioned with→Ruja Ignatova(80%)
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2 shared actors · 7 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- ♦OneCointoken
- □Ruja Ignatovaorganization
Timeline(17 events)
August 2014
OneCoin founded by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood; scheme launched through sale of 'educational packages' bundled with tokens
OneCoin - WikipediaMarch 2015
Ignatova and Greenwood allegedly begin allocating coins that did not exist even in OneCoin's private database, internally referred to as 'fake coins,' according to DOJ indictment
Warning Shot: Charges Against OneCoin Include Securities Fraud - Proskauer Rose LLP2016
Chinese authorities arrest OneCoin members and seize approximately $30.8 million in assets
OneCoin - WikipediaApril 2017
Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issues cease and desist orders against OneCoin
OneCoin - WikipediaApril 2017
Indian police arrest 18 individuals in Navi Mumbai for organizing a OneCoin recruitment event
OneCoin - Wikipedia25 October 2017
Ruja Ignatova boards a Ryanair flight from Sofia, Bulgaria to Athens, Greece and disappears; has not been seen publicly since
Ruja Ignatova - WikipediaOctober 2017
Federal grand jury in SDNY issues arrest warrant for Ruja Ignatova on wire fraud and money laundering charges
Ruja Ignatova - Wikipedia6 March 2019
Konstantin Ignatov (Ruja's brother) arrested at Los Angeles International Airport; Manhattan U.S. Attorney unseals indictments against OneCoin leadership
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leaders of OneCoin - DOJ4 October 2019
Konstantin Ignatov pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank fraud; becomes cooperating government witness
OneCoin Founder's Brother Faces 90-Year Jail Term After Plea Deal - CoinDesk21 November 2019
Mark Scott convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud for laundering $400 million in OneCoin proceeds through the 'Fenero Funds'
Former Partner of Locke Lord LLP Convicted - DOJ SDNYJune 2022
FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list; initial reward set at $100,000 then raised to $250,000
FBI Offers $100,000 Reward for Capture of 'Cryptoqueen' - FBI20 December 2022
Karl Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to commit money laundering
OneCoin co-founder pleads guilty to $4 billion fraud - The Register4 April 2023
Mark Scott sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos
Lawyer gets 10-year sentence for laundering OneCoin scam proceeds - The Record12 September 2023
Karl Sebastian Greenwood sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $300 million by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in SDNY
Co-founder of $4 billion crypto fraud scheme gets 20 years in prison - CNBCJune 2024
U.S. Department of State increases reward for information on Ruja Ignatova to $5 million
US boosts reward for info on 'Missing Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to $5 million - The RecordAugust 2024
London High Court issues worldwide freezing orders on assets belonging to Ignatova and seven associates, following civil claim by over 400 OneCoin investors
A UK court ordered a global asset freeze for the 'Cryptoqueen' and her OneCoin associates - ICIJ14 April 2026
U.S. DOJ announces compensation process for OneCoin victims; $40 million in forfeited assets made available; filing deadline set for June 30, 2026
Justice Department Announces Compensation Process for OneCoin Fraud Victims - DOJDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 events). 21 of 21 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 5/1/2026, 4:02:23 PM
last updated: 7/25/2026, 8:32:58 AM
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