London, 2016: Wembley is in a frenzy as if Beyoncé herself were performing. Instead of a pop diva, however, it is Dr. Ruja Ignatova on stage talking about cryptocurrency. Yet beneath the glamorous veneer of the self-styled “Cryptoqueen” is the little girl from the Black Forest, poor, scorned, and yearning for glamour and wealth. It is the start of a dream that soon becomes a lie.
