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Creditors of Quadriga crypto fraud to receive 13% of funds they lost in payout
Gerald Cotten, CEO Quadriga cx at "Bitcoin House" in Paris, France. May 16, 2014
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Hear it from a QuadrigaCX user: Your money on FTX is gone, gone, gone
Ethan Lou
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More than 100 bitcoins linked to defunct cryptoexchange QuadrigaCX mysteriously transferred
FILE - An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. Bitcoin slumped to a two-year low, Wednesday, Nov. 9, and other digital assets sold off following the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading, which has been forced to sell itself to larger rival Binance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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Canada’s ‘Bitcoin widow’ speaks
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Widow of Quadriga crypto founder Gerald Cotten says she had no idea about the $215-million scam
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, sits on the bench she had made as a memorial to her late husband in their favourite spot the two would walk in Mount Uniacke, N.S. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Robertson says she rarely walks there now, opting for other parks due to it being too emotionally difficult. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
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It’s time to crack down on cryptocurrency scams
Rita Trichur
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Morning Update: Quadriga operated like a ponzi scheme, Ontario watchdog says
For the caption: This is picture of Gerald CottenÕs kitchen counter, displaying cash that was delivered to him by a Bitcoin ATM company -- which the OSC does not identify by name Ð that Mr. Cotten used to fulfill client redemptions.
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Streetwise newsletter: PACE credit union launches investigation of improper investment sales by brokerage arm
PACE CEO, Barbara Dirks poses for a photograph at her home in Mississauga, Ont., on Wed, June 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Quadriga’s missing money due to fraudulent trading by founder, watchdog says
This is picture of Gerald Cotten's kitchen counter, displaying cash that was delivered to him by a Bitcoin ATM company -- which the OSC does not identify by name -- that Mr. Cotten used to fulfill client redemptions.
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Lawyers for Quadriga customers ask RCMP to exhume founder Gerald Cotten’s body
In this screenshot from Feb. 10, 2015, Gerald Cotten speaks with the hosts of DTL (Decentral Talk Live).
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Before Quadriga: How shady ventures in Gerald Cotten’s youth led to the creation of his ill-fated cryptocurrency exchange
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Streetwise newsletter: OSFI conducts risk assessments on banks to crack down on misconduct
Bank towers in Toronto's Financial Disirict at Bay St.and King St. West, are photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
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Judge extends QuadrigaCX’s protection from creditors
Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX says it can't access $140 million after its CEO unexpectedly died.
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Lawyers for affected Quadriga users say appointment of restructuring officer should be delayed
Interested parties attend Nova Scotia Supreme Court as Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks creditor protection in Halifax, N.S., on Feb. 5, 2019.
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How did Gerald Cotten die? A Quadriga mystery, from India to Canada and back
The Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, India, is built to resemble a modern-day palace. Gerald Cotten, head of the Quadriga crypto-currency exchange, and his wife Jennifer Robertson came here on their honeymoon before Mr. Cotten died.
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Decision on who will represent Quadriga users is expected next Friday, judge says
Interested parties attend Nova Scotia Supreme Court as Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks creditor protection in the wake of the sudden death of its founder and chief executive in December and missing cryptocurrency worth roughly $190-million, in Halifax on February 5, 2019. The bizarre case involving the cryptocurrency firm Quadriga CX is expected to return to a Halifax courtroom today. The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has been asked to determine which law firms will represent 115,000 Quadriga CX clients, who are owed as much as $260 million in cash and cryptocurrency. The court-appointed monitor overseeing the search for the money said it recently found more than $900,000 in digital assets. The Vancouver-based exchange was shut down Jan. 28th following the sudden death of its CEO, 30-year-old Gerald Cotten. He led his five-year-old virtual business from a home north of Halifax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Crypto chaos: From Vancouver to Halifax, tracing the mystery of Quadriga’s missing millions
photo illustration of Gerald Cotten, Quadriga.
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Quadriga is not being investigated by RCMP, lawyer says
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Quadriga’s crisis goes to show that crypto’s secrecy cuts both ways
Ian McGugan
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The crypto world is a dangerous place for ordinary investors, and regulators
Barrie McKenna
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A laptop, a sudden death and $180-million gone missing: Quadriga investors search for their cryptocurrency
Maurice Chiasson, a lawyer with Stewart McKelvey, attends Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Feb. 5, 2019, as Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks creditor protection in the wake of the sudden death of its founder and chief executive.