The Missing Cryptoqueen

This was an excellent podcast with top notch journalism. At times I felt frustrated by the host but I chalked it up to what I can only describe as his “britishisms” the sort of frustrating way British people don’t speak directly. The story itself gets very scary towards the end. In some ways I do think they have reached the end of their search and that to go further would be touching something that is beyond the realm of BBC journalism. To me it seemed obvious that it was a scam for the beginning, I don’t think I’m that much smarter than other people though because I think, crucially, the want to believe in it was the nexus that propelled it to such heights. There was just enough truth in crypto riches to be plausible enough that it felt so good to give in to belief I imagine. That being said it is an audacious crime. Perhaps one of the most brazen and large scale scams of all time. Alongside Bernie Madoff but so different too. I can’t believe people are still investing in it and still promoting it. It’s also a great example of how tacky rich people really are. When Jamie described the Dutch millionaires home I was rolling my eyes the whole time. What a cockroach lol. I don’t know if we will ever truly know what happened to Ruja but I think it can safely be sad that One Coin is a massive criminal enterprise.

Loved the content and learned a lot, however it was physically difficult to listen to - Al the music and background sound effects were so loud and the speaking g was almost like a whisper at times, which seems fixable? Other than that, a fascinating listen.

Really enjoying this show. although it’s following an ongoing story that’s been slow to unfold, they've avoided the urge to put out content for the sake of filling air time which I appreciate. Looking forward to the next episodes. UTA: the update episode was a little off putting. If you only have 3 minutes of content, resist the urge to pack it with 2 minutes of ads. It’s one thing to have to wait a really long time for new episodes, but it’s another thing to be subjected to an excessive ad spot framed as an update.

First, great job. This is a gripping story, well told. The hosts have done some real investigative journalism on this crazy story and it’s a pleasure to listen to. It’s always a pleasant surprise when a new installment appears in my feed. I do agree with other commenters on a couple of minor negative points, however. 1. The episodes are rather long and drawn out. I appreciate that some amount of this is necessary to appeal to a broader audience (explanations of technical material etc). However, I’m not a fan of the needless repetition of audio clips (which often just feels like filler). 2. I actually loved the music, but after so many repetitions, it’s becoming tiresome even to me. Perhaps you could commission the London Bulgarian Choir to sing some other material in the same style, for a bit of variation?

The same clips are recycled over and over with very little new content. Ironic given the subject of the podcast, this series is its own kind of scam. They take the same 15 clips and edit them into a different order each time with maybe a few clips of new content to keep you coming back for more.

This podcast could have been one episode but they’ve drawn each episode out to squeeze as much revenue as possible. This results in a multitude of clips being re-used through each episode over and over again with very little new material. Each episode in itself could easily be edited down to 5 minutes but instead runs 30+. It’s too excruciatingly slow for me to listen beyond episode 5.