ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, reports from a BBC investigative journalist focused on Kremlin affairs that the missing "Crypto Queen" Ruja Ignatova may be hiding in Russia to evade criminal charges. Yoran Tsalov, who also works for Bellingcat, revealed to the media that Ignatova "has connections with multiple individuals and interest groups within the Kremlin."Tsalov claims that these connections were confirmed during an interview with Ignatova's former security advisor Frank Schneider, which was part of the BBC's "The Missing Crypto Queen" investigation and podcast series. Schneider, a former spy in Switzerland, later founded a private investigation company and was employed by OneCoin. He was placed under house arrest in France due to his association with the operation and subsequently went on the run in 2023. Additionally, Tsalov claims that the ongoing BBC investigation confirms that some companies laundering money through OneCoin are linked to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who is currently living in exile in Russia.OneCoin reportedly launched in 2014, with Ignatova defrauding investors worldwide through a $4 billion Ponzi scheme until the scheme collapsed in 2017, at which point she disappeared. She was last seen in 2017, boarding a flight from Bulgaria to Athens, Greece, and has been placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

ChainCatcher news, the High Court of England issued a ruling on August 7, issuing a global freeze order against Ruja Ignatova, known as the "Crypto Queen," and several of her alleged accomplices involved in the OneCoin scheme.Over 400 victims of the OneCoin collapse joined together to petition the court to freeze the assets of Ignatova, OneCoin co-founder Sebastian Greenwood, Christopher Hamilton, and Robert MacDonald, who are suspected of helping OneCoin launder money, as well as the assets of four influencers who promoted OneCoin to the public.Additionally, business entities suspected of being used for money laundering and purchasing OneCoin assets by Ignatova have also been subjected to global asset freeze sanctions.It is reported that Ruja Ignatova deceived investors through a $4 billion Ponzi scheme from the establishment of OneCoin in 2014 until the fraudulent project collapsed in 2017 and Ignatova went missing. The Crypto Queen was last seen in Athens, Greece in 2017, and has not been seen since, prompting the FBI to place her on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the U.S. State Department is offering a reward of $5 million for information leading to the arrest of OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova. The new reward is provided under the State Department's Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, increasing the previous $250,000 reward offered by the FBI.It is reported that Ruja Ignatova, who once referred to herself as the "Crypto Queen," went missing in Athens in 2017. Ruja Ignatova will be charged in absentia for her involvement in the crypto Ponzi scheme, which defrauded global investors of approximately $4 billion during its collapse from 2014 to early 2017.

ChainCatcher 메시지에 따르면, 블룸버그 통신은 변호사가 현지 시간 10월 18일 무담보 채권자 위원회를 위해 제출한 법률 문서 내용에 따라 미국 연방 정부가 Celsius에 대한 조사를 시작했다고 보도했습니다. 문서에는 정부 기관이 채무자에 대해 조사하는 수와 범위가 매우 중요하다고 명시되어 있으며, Celsius는 최소한 미국 40개 주에서 법 집행 절차나 조사를 받고 있으며, 현재 미국 연방 정부의 조사도 포함되어 있습니다.（출처 링크）ChainCatcher news, three suspects involved in the OneCoin fraud case appeared in a German court this Tuesday. A lawyer from Munich is accused of money laundering, fraud, and banking crimes; this lawyer allegedly assisted Ruja Ignatova (the founder of OneCoin) in transferring 20 million euros to purchase two apartments in London and moving 75 million euros to the Cayman Islands. Ignatova is currently still at large. Also appearing in court was a couple accused of handling 320 million euros in payments from OneCoin clients within a year.Previously, it was reported that Europol placed Ruja Ignatova on its wanted list in May, and the FBI included Ruja Ignatova in its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in June. (source link)