> The company's CEO and founder, Gerald William Cotten (born 11 May 1988),[2] died in 2018 after traveling to India. Up to C$250 million (US$190 million) in cryptocurrency owed to 115,000 customers was missing[3] or could not be accessed because only Cotten held the password to off-line cold wallets.[4][5][6]
> Blockchain analysts have reported that they are unable to find evidence of Quadriga's cold wallets on the blockchain, a public ledger used for cryptocurrencies.[37][38]
> Ernst & Young found five Quadriga cold wallet addresses, but they were empty, containing no cryptocurrency since April 2018.
> The company's CEO and founder, Gerald William Cotten (born 11 May 1988),[2] died in 2018 after traveling to India. Up to C$250 million (US$190 million) in cryptocurrency owed to 115,000 customers was missing[3] or could not be accessed because only Cotten held the password to off-line cold wallets.[4][5][6]
> Blockchain analysts have reported that they are unable to find evidence of Quadriga's cold wallets on the blockchain, a public ledger used for cryptocurrencies.[37][38]
> Ernst & Young found five Quadriga cold wallet addresses, but they were empty, containing no cryptocurrency since April 2018.