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Aaron Lammer, author and host of the Exit Scam podcast, recounts the mysterious and controversial death of QuadrigaCX\u2019s founder Gerald Cotton. Show highlights:\n A quick recap of QuadrigaCX\n why Aaron felt compelled to create a series on QuadrigaCX\n how Gerald Cotton, a lifelong Ponzi-addict, came to be the CEO of Canada\u2019s largest crypto exchange\n what Ponzi-schemes Gerald ran before starting Quadriga CX\n why customers trusted QuadrigaCX and what red flags were readily apparent looking back\n the sketchy tactic Gerald used to single-handedly boosted QuadrigaCX\u2019s trading volume by 30%\xa0\n a new wife, empty wallets, a hastily written will, and the circumstances surrounding Gerald\u2019s shocking death\n how Gerald\u2019s dark web background might have prepared him to fake his own death\n what the chances are that Canadian authorities exhume Gerald\u2019s body\xa0\n why Aaron is skeptical Gerald\u2019s widow was \u201cin\u201d on the QuadrigaCX fiasco\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2\xa0\xa0\xa0\n Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero\xa0\xa0\xa0\n Conjure: https://conjure.finance\xa0\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n Aaron Lammer\n \xa0\n Co-founder of Longform.org + co-host of Longform Podcast (2010+)\n Treats Media -- podcast platform (2018+)\n Exit Scam\n CoinTalk: https://medium.com/s/cointalk\xa0\n \xa0\n \xa0\n Podcast\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/exitscampod\xa0\n \xa0\n Episodes:\xa0\n The Lost Password\n \n https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-password/id1565845318?i=1000521095118\xa0\n \n https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-ii-the-co-founder/id1565845318?i=1000521984138\xa0\n \n The Co-Founder https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-iii-the-ponzi-schemer/id1565845318?i=1000522885172\n \n The Ponzi Schemer \n https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-iv-the-chris-markay-account/id1565845318?i=1000523624957\xa0\n \n The Chris Markay Account https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-v-the-old-friend/id1565845318?i=1000524470802\n \n The Old Friend \n https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-vi-the-coffin/id1565845318?i=1000525407259\xa0\n \n The Coffin\n Quadriga\n Deep Dives:\xa0\n CBC News\n \n https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/bitcoin-gerald-cotten-quadriga-cx-death\xa0\n \n Vanity Fair\n \n https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-strange-tale-of-quadriga-gerald-cotten\xa0\n \n Amy Castor timeline\n \n https://amycastor.com/2019/02/12/how-the-hell-did-we-get-here-a-timeline-of-quadrigacx-events/\xa0\n \n Ontario Securities Commission\n \nhttps://www.osc.gov.on.ca/quadrigacxreport/\xa0\n \n \xa0\n Details\n Ontario Securities Commission deems Quadriga an \u201cold fashioned fraud\u201d + \u201cPonzi\u201d\n https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-strange-tale-of-quadriga-gerald-cotten\n \n https://www.coindesk.com/quadriga-was-a-ponzi-scheme-ontario-securities-regulator-says\xa0\n \n Crypto officially recognized as property in Canada due to this case\n https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=728711fd-5d3c-43ea-91b4-efb8c02f4bec\n \n Fun Reddit stuff\n Is a Gerald Cotten alive? -- a poll:\n https://www.reddit.com/r/QuadrigaCX/comments/m17kip/is_gerald_cotten_really_dead/\n \n Graphic connecting Michael Patryn to Omar Dhanani\n \n https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/828dnr/quadrigacx_cofounder_michael_patryn_is_a/\xa0\n \n \n Lawyers publicly request that RCMP exhume Gerald Cotten\u2019s body\n \n https://www.coindesk.com/lawyers-ramp-up-pressure-to-exhume-quadriga-ceos-body\xa0\n \n Report on Gerald Cotten transferring funds into a personal account\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/28259/quadrigacx-co-founder-transferred-user-funds-into-personal-accounts-ey\n \n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices