The FBI is pushing victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud to file for government compensation before the June 30, 2026 deadline. More than $40 million in forfeited assets is still available — but the window is closing fast.
The Department of Justice launched the remission claims process on April 13. Victims can file petitions online, by mail, or by email through onecoinremission.com, the only authorized claims portal. Filing is free. The DOJ has warned that any third party charging a fee is running a secondary scam.
OneCoin launched in 2014 out of Sofia, Bulgaria, marketed as the next major cryptocurrency. Co-founders Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood pitched it as a Bitcoin rival, drawing in investors across dozens of countries. The problem: OneCoin had no real blockchain. Its tokens were worthless.
Ignatova and Greenwood drove growth through multi-level marketing. Existing investors recruited new buyers, who recruited more. Victims worldwide lost over $4 billion collectively. Greenwood was arrested in Thailand in 2018, extradited to the US, and received a 20-year prison sentence in September 2023. Ignatova has evaded capture since 2017 and remains on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. Reports suggest she may have altered her appearance.
The program covers individuals who purchased OneCoin between Q4 2014 and Q4 2019 and suffered a net financial loss. Filing doesn’t guarantee compensation, but eligible victims have little to lose by trying. The US State Department offers a $5 million reward for information leading to Ignatova’s arrest.
