Gerald Cotten passed away during his honeymoon in India at the age of just 30. He was the only person who knew the access password to the 190 million dollar client funds. In an instant, the money vanished without a trace: no backups, no recovery plan, and no one else had access. Only a deceased CEO and an inaccessible cold wallet remain. At least, that's the official version. However, as investigators began to dig deeper, doubts arose. When they pinpointed Quadriga's cold wallets—allegedly holding these funds—they found them empty. They had not been hacked or recently cleared out; they had been empty for a long time. Everything pointed to Gerald secretly transferring client money to personal accounts over the years. By day, he ran Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange; by night, he emptied it from the inside. No one noticed. No one audited. Everyone trusted him. And even more unsettling were the events that followed. His body was buried quickly without a thorough examination. When authorities requested to exhume the body to confirm the cause of death, the family refused. No investigation has definitively closed this case. Additionally, after Gerald's so-called death, the relevant wallets had transaction records on the blockchain. It cannot be said that he faked his death... but this possibility cannot be entirely ruled out either. The money disappeared. These wallets were already empty before he passed away. The burial process was rushed. To this day, there is still no clear explanation. Was it an accidental tragedy, or the most meticulously planned escape in cryptocurrency history?
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