Is the most wanted cryptoqueen holding most Bitcoins?

On the run “Cryptoqueen” might be the largest bitcoin holder.

The crypto investor went missing in 2017 when her cryptocurrency Onecoin was at its height.

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The details leaked from the Dubai court’s documents in 2021 named her as the "most successful criminal in history".

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According to the file, in 2015, Sheikh Saoud gave Dr. Ruja four USB memory sticks containing 230,000 bitcoin - worth $50.5 million at the time.

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It is estimated that “cryptoqueen” has acquired around 230,000 bitcoins in total.

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If Dr. Ruja still has those tokens, she would be one of the currency's largest holders. In November 2021, her stake would have peaked at nearly $15bn.

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Though presently her token holding is pricing around $5 billion.

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This can be enough for her to stay underground but it will be difficult to move around with such a big amount.

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