A podcast series about the death and afterlife of Gerald CottenStream all episodes now

A podcast series about the death and afterlife of Gerald Cotten

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Part I: The Lost Password

Canadian crypto baron Gerald Cotten dies under mysterious circumstances while on his honeymoon in India, causing a $215 million problem for customers of his Bitcoin exchange, Quadriga.

Part II: The Co-Founder

The story of how Gerry turned Quadriga into Canada’s top Bitcoin exchange — with help from his shadowy co-founder.

Part III: The Ponzi Schemer

Gerry’s teenage years, told by the people who knew him in high school and college. Where did his endless supply of money come from?

Part IV: The Chris Markay Account

Three years before his death, Gerry embarks on a spending spree, buying a yacht, a plane, and even his own private island. But things at his Bitcoin exchange, Quadriga, begin to unravel.

Part V: The Old Friend

A friend of Gerry's once defended him and said there was no way he faked his death. But now he’s changed his mind and wonders how he missed the clues, despite being a Bitcoin security expert.

Part VI: The Coffin

We trace the 7,000-mile path that Gerald Cotten’s body took after his alleged death, from a Jaipur hospital to a Halifax cemetery.

Part VII: The Wife

There's only one person who knows what really happened to Gerry in India--besides Gerry himself--and it's his wife, Jen.

Part VIII: The Exit

In our final episode, Quadriga customers demand that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police exhume Gerald Cotten’s coffin.

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