Exit Scam

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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.

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Part IV: The Chris Markay Account

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05/31/21 • 32 min

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.

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Part V: The Old Friend

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06/07/21 • 34 min

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.

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Part I: The Lost Password

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05/10/21 • 29 min

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.

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Part VII: The Wife

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06/21/21 • 31 min

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

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Part III: The Ponzi Schemer

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05/24/21 • 29 min

When 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.

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Part II: The Co-Founder

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05/17/21 • 27 min

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

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2: The Co-Founder

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05/17/21 • 25 min

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Part VI: The Coffin

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06/14/21 • 40 min

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.

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Exit Scam: Coming May 10th

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05/05/21 • 2 min

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 not everyone believes he’s dead.

The first episode of Exit Scam (“The Lost Password”) will be available Monday, May 10th. Please subscribe!

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