What happened to Quadriga CEO Gerald Cotten?

When Quadriga CEO Gerald Cotten died suddenly in 2018, the passcodes for his cryptocurrency exchange died with him. His clients were locked out of about $250 million, and investigators later found widespread fraud. Matt Galloway talks to his widow, Jennifer Robertson, about what she did and didn’t know.

What is the story behind QuadrigaCX & Gerald Cotten?

The Story Behind QuadrigaCX and Gerald Cotten, Netflix’s ‘Crypto King’ As a new Netflix documentary takes on one of the most notorious crypto scandals, we outline what we know – and what is still debated – in the tale of lost millions and the person at its core.

What happened to Quadriga Fintech Solutions?

Quadriga Fintech Solutions was the owner and operator of QuadrigaCX, which was believed to be Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange at the time of its collapse. In 2019 the exchange ceased operations and the company filed for bankruptcy with C$ 215.7 million in liabilities and about C$ 28 million in assets.

What did quadriga do with the money that customers gave it?

What Quadriga really did with the money that customers gave it to buy Bitcoin remains a mystery. ^ a b c Zraick, Karen (5 February 2019). "Crypto-Exchange Says It Can't Pay Investors Because Its C.E.O. Died, and He Had the Passwords".