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Gerald Cotten

Gerald Cotten, founder and former CEO of QuadrigaCX. (Original image by Trevor Jones)
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Ponzi schemes
Quadriga Was a Ponzi Scheme, Ontario Securities Regulator Says
NEW: The Ontario Securities Commission has published a scathing report calling now-defunct Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX a "Ponzi," and denouncing the practices of founder and...
Gerald Cotten, founder and former CEO of QuadrigaCX. (Original image by Trevor Jones)
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 11, 2020 at 6:48 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
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Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
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Lawyers Ramp Up Pressure to Exhume Quadriga CEO's Body
Miller Thomson is doubling down on its request that the RCMP exhume Quadriga founder Gerald Cotten's body by publicly requesting an update from Canadian MP Bill Blair, who ove...
Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
By Nikhilesh De
Jan 28, 2020 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2020
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Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
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Canada
Vulture Investor Is Looking to Buy QuadrigaCX Creditors' Claims
Argo Partners, a New York-based investment firm, wants to buy QuadrigaCX creditor claims, should there be sufficient interest.
Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
By Nikhilesh De
Jan 8, 2020 at 7:40 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
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‘Request for Exhumation’: QuadrigaCX Creditors Ask for Proof That Cotten Is Dead
Creditors of QuadrigaCX have asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to exhume and conduct an autopsy of the failed exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten.
Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
By Nikhilesh De
Dec 13, 2019 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2019
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Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
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Exchanges
4 Agencies Are Investigating Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX
A report from QuadrigaCX bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young published Monday outlines which agencies are investigating the failed exchange.
Gerald Cotten, late CEO of QuadrigaCX, circa 2015.
By Nikhilesh De
Aug 27, 2019 at 3:35 p.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2019
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Exchanges
QuadrigaCX Judge Approves $1.6 Million in Expenses for EY, Law Firms
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge approved more than $1.6 million in fees for the companies appointed to recover funds on behalf of QuadrigaCX's former users.
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By Nikhilesh De
Jul 31, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2019
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Exchanges
Indian Hospital Releases Details About QuadrigaCX CEO's Death
Private hospital Fortis Escorts has released details of the death of Gerald Cotten, CEO of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
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By Yogita Khatri
Feb 7, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2019
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Exchanges
QuadrigaCX Owes Customers $190 Million, Court Filing Shows
“Quadriga’s inventory of cryptocurrency has become unavailable and some of it may be lost," the founder's widow said in documents obtained by CoinDesk.
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By Nikhilesh De
Feb 1, 2019 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2019
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QuadrigaCX Crypto Exchange Users Still Can't Get Their Money Out
QuadrigaCX users' concerns were compounded by the exchange's announcement that its CEO had died more than a month earlier.
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By Nikhilesh De
Jan 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2019
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