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OneCoin

Logo: Ronny Martin Junnilainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme

OneCoin is a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme conducted by offshore companies OneCoin Ltd (based in Bulgaria and registered in UAE) and OneLife Network Ltd (registered in Belize), both founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. OneCoin is considered a Ponzi scheme due to its organisational structure of paying early investors using money obtained from newer ones.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 16, 2014Founded1

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OneCoin logo on their office door in Sofia, Bulgaria (cropped)
Photo: Ronny Martin Junnilainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

OneCoin is a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme conducted by offshore companies OneCoin Ltd (based in Bulgaria and registered in UAE) and OneLife Network Ltd (registered in Belize), both founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. OneCoin is considered a Ponzi scheme due to its organisational structure of paying early investors using money obtained from newer ones.2

The story

Founded by Ruja Ignatova and Sebastian Greenwood on Sep 16, 2014.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. Sep 16, 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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