BBC pull documentary on young refugee Hanad Hassan who claims he turned £37 into £5.9m facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweetlinkedin sharing button Sharemessenger sharing button Sharewhatsapp sharing button Shareemail sharing button Email

A BBC documentary focusing on a young refugee who claims he turned £37 into £5.9million through crypto coin has been pulled from the schedule.

The 30 minute programme was set to feature Hanad Hassan – a 20-year-old who reportedly ‘made millions trading cryptocurrency’ after he fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home.

The broadcaster confirmed the piece would no longer air tonight, Wednesday, February 9, but “could not disclose the reason why”.

Hanad came to England with his parents when he was 14, did well at school and went on to university.

But after he made an investment of $50, the equivalent of £37, he’s understood to have dropped out to pursue his cryptocurrency investments.
Within three months it was worth $1m (£738,000), the BBC had reported before also pulling the story from its website.

In the now-removed article, the BBC said he had set up a cryptocurrency to support a charity – with £200,000 already spent on helping others.