Is Quadriga's Gerald Cotten Still Alive? The 'Exit Scam' Podcast Aims to Answer - Ep.248

Aaron Lammer, author and host of the Exit Scam podcast, recounts the mysterious and controversial death of QuadrigaCX’s founder Gerald Cotton. Show highlights: ● A quick recap of QuadrigaCX ● why Aaron felt compelled to create a series on QuadrigaCX ● how Gerald Cotton, a lifelong Ponzi-addict, came to be the CEO of Canada’s largest crypto exchange ● what Ponzi-schemes Gerald ran before starting Quadriga CX ● why customers trusted QuadrigaCX and what red flags were readily apparent looking back ● the sketchy tactic Gerald used to single-handedly boosted QuadrigaCX’s trading volume by 30% ● a new wife, empty wallets, a hastily written will, and the circumstances surrounding Gerald’s shocking death ● how Gerald’s dark web background might have prepared him to fake his own death ● what the chances are that Canadian authorities exhume Gerald’s body ● why Aaron is skeptical Gerald’s widow was “in” on the QuadrigaCX fiasco Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchai... Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source... Conjure: https://conjure.finance Episode Links Aaron Lammer Co-founder of Longform.org + co-host of Longform Podcast (2010+) Treats Media -- podcast platform (2018+) Exit Scam CoinTalk:   / cointalk   Podcast Twitter:   / exitscampod   Episodes: The Lost Password https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Co-Founder https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Ponzi Schemer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Chris Markay Account https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Old Friend https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... The Coffin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Quadriga Deep Dives: CBC News https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longf... Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/... Amy Castor timeline https://amycastor.com/2019/02/12/how-... Ontario Securities Commission https://www.osc.gov.on.ca/quadrigacxr... Details Ontario Securities Commission deems Quadriga an “old fashioned fraud” + “Ponzi” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/... https://www.coindesk.com/quadriga-was... Crypto officially recognized as property in Canada due to this case https://www.lexology.com/library/deta... Fun Reddit stuff Is a Gerald Cotten alive? -- a poll:   / is_gerald_cotten_really_dead   Graphic connecting Michael Patryn to Omar Dhanani   / quadrigacx_cofounder_michael_patryn_is_a   Lawyers publicly request that RCMP exhume Gerald Cotten’s body https://www.coindesk.com/lawyers-ramp... Report on Gerald Cotten transferring funds into a personal account https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked... ++++++++++++++++++++++++ FOLLOW THE UNCHAINED and UNCONFIRMED PODCAST! MERCHANDISE → https://shop.unchainedpodcast.com/ WEBSITE → https://unchainedpodcast.com NEWSLETTER → https://unchainedpodcast.com/category... FACEBOOK →   / unchainedpodcast   TWITTER →   / unchained_pod   YOUTUBE →    / @unchainedcrypto   LINKEDIN →   / laurashin   ++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW EPISODES OF UNCHAINED EVERY TUESDAY! NEW EPISODES OF UNCONFIRMED EVERY FRIDAY! Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcast → https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... RSS Feed → https://unchained.libsyn.com/unchained Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfG... Stitcher → https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/forb... TuneIn → https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business-... Youtube →    • Unchained   Website → https://unchainedpodcast.com/category... ++++++++++++++++++++++++ YOUR NO-HYPE RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS CRYPTO! ++++++++++++++++++++++++