The QuadrigaCX Case: Taylor Monahan on What We Know From the Blockchain

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To listen to {that a} 29-year-old died of problems from Crohn’s illness is surprising sufficient. However it’s virtually unbelievable when the individual in query was accountable for a crypto alternate that held an estimated $150 million of buyer funds and that he was the one individual with entry to the reserves. That’s what many within the crypto group thought final week when information of the demise of Gerald Cotten, the CEO of Canadian crypto alternate QuadrigaCX, unfold. Taylor Monahan, the CEO of MyCrypto, appeared on the Ethereum blockchain itself to see what may very well be gleaned from QuadrigaCX’s holdings. She talks about whether or not or not the alternate had “chilly storage” — addresses wherein buyer funds had been held, what Quadriga was doing with buyer funds and why among the decisions it was making appear at odds with the everyday operations a crypto alternate. She additionally discusses what crypto customers can take away from this debacle.

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Episode hyperlinks:

Taylor Monahan: https://twitter.com/tayvano_

My Crypto: https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1092439754849759233

QuadrigaCX: https://www.quadrigacx.com/

Taylor’s tweet storm about her findings from the blockchain: https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1092439754849759233

CoinDesk article recapping what’s at the moment identified and never but identified in regards to the case: https://www.coindesk.com/quadrigacx-explainer

CoinDesk article on how the hospital has launched details about Gerald Cotten’s demise: https://www.coindesk.com/quadrigacx-indian-hospital-releases-details-about-ceos-death

Globe and Mail article noting Cotten finalized his will lower than two weeks earlier than he died: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/enterprise/streetwise/article-quadriga-cant-access-190-million-following-ceos-death-court/

New York Occasions article on the scenario: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/05/enterprise/quadriga-cx-gerald-cotten.html