Catching the Cryptoqueen

19 November 2025

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Catching the Cryptoqueen

Qian Zhimin has been dubbed the cryptoqueen after UK Police discovered she had approximately £5 billion of stolen investments. But how was she caught?

Host: Ada Barumé
Writer: Casey Magloire
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Reporters: Poppy Sebag-Montefiore and Phoebe Davis
Episode photography: Joe Mee
Executive Producer: Matt Russell

Poppy Sebag-MontefioreReporter

Phoebe DavisReporter

Amalie SortlandProducer

Ada BaruméHost

Casey MagloireReporter

Matt RussellExecutive Producer

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