FBI Urges OneCoin Victims to Claim $40M by June 30

U.S. authorities are urging victims of the massive OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud to apply for government compensation before a critical deadline on June 30, 2026. The Department of Justice has made more than $40 million in forfeited assets available for distribution through an official remission program.

Eligible individuals who purchased OneCoin between the fourth quarter of 2014 and the fourth quarter of 2019 and suffered a net financial loss may qualify for compensation. Victims can file petitions online, by mail, or by email through the official website, onecoinremission.com, which is managed by Kroll Settlement Administration. The FBI and DOJ emphasize that the claims process is entirely free and warn that any third party charging a fee is running a secondary scam. Officials note that filing a petition does not guarantee payment, as each claim will be reviewed for eligibility.

The OneCoin scheme, launched in Bulgaria in 2014, was co-founded by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood. It was marketed globally as a ground-floor rival to Bitcoin, using the phrase "Bitcoin killer" to attract investors. The operation grew through a multilevel marketing network where existing...