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Exit Scam
Hosted by Treats Media · EN
In 2018, Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada's biggest Bitcoin exchange, died under mysterious circumstances during a honeymoon trip to India.
His customers were told that the $215 million they'd deposited on the exchange was lost forever — because Gerry had forgotten to leave behind his passwords.
But here's the thing: Not everyone believes he's dead.
Exit Scam is about what really happened to Gerald Cotten and the fortune that disappeared with him.
9episodes
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Part VIII: The Exit
Jun 28, 202100:31:55Tap to summarizeIn our final episode, Quadriga customers demand that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police exhume Gerald Cotten’s coffin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part VII: The Wife
Jun 21, 202100:31:55Tap to summarizeThere's only one person who knows what really happened to Gerry in India--besides Gerry himself--and it's his wife, Jen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part VI: The Coffin
Jun 14, 202100:40:05Tap to summarizeWe trace the 7,000-mile path that Gerald Cotten’s body took after his alleged death, from a Jaipur hospital to a Halifax cemetery. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part V: The Old Friend
Jun 7, 202100:34:35Tap to summarizeA 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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part IV: The Chris Markay Account
May 31, 202100:32:25Tap to summarizeThree 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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part III: The Ponzi Schemer
May 24, 202100:29:17Tap to summarizeWhen Gerry was in his teens and early twenties, one thing stood out about him: his money. He had a lot of it and nobody knew where it came from. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part II: The Co-Founder
May 17, 202100:27:33Tap to summarizeThe story of how Gerry turned Quadriga into Canada’s top Bitcoin exchange — with help from his shadowy co-founder. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Part I: The Lost Password
May 10, 202100:29:27Tap to summarizeCanadian 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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Exit Scam: Coming May 10th
May 5, 202100:02:08Tap to summarizeIn 2018, Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, died under mysterious circumstances during a honeymoon trip to India.His customers were told that the $215 million they’d deposited on the exchange was lost forever — because Gerry had forgotten to leave behind his passwords.But not everyone believes he’s dead.The first episode of Exit Scam (“The Lost Password”) will be available Monday, May 10th. Please subscribe! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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