Was Gerald Cotten death fake? Crypto personality GERALD Cottens story
đąThe story of Gerald Cotten resembles a thriller worthy of a film adaptation (and it isâNetflix made a documentary about the Canadian âcryptocurrency kingâ).
đąAccording to the official version, Cotten died at the age of 30 from complications of Crohnâs disease, with users of his cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX losing access to their assets totaling $190 million because Cotten was the only person who knew the passwords to the cold vaults.
đąMany rumors and conspiracy theories have popped up in the community, from suggestions that Cotten actually faked his death to take usersâ cryptocurrency to versions that he was murdered by his own wife. None of these hypotheses, however, has received reliable evidence.
đąSpeaking of which, the Ontario Securities Commission revealed that QuadrigaCX was, in fact, a Ponzi scheme.
