2019-12-14 00:42 |
Canadian law firm wants to exhume the body of Gerald Cotten, the deceased owner of the now-defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX
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According to a report by Coindesk published on January 28, 2020, lawyers representing the former users of Canada’s QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency trading platform have amped up their efforts to exhume the exchange’s founder’s body.
2020-1-30 10:00 | |
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The law firm that represents the users of the collapsed QuadrigaCX crypto exchange have asked the investigating authorities to confirm the death of former CEO by exhuming and conducting forensic investigations of his body, CoinDesk reports.
2019-12-14 22:44 | |
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The infamous QuadrigaCX scandal has culminated in the losses of $150 million in user’s cryptocurrency funds. Now, Canada has called for “input” on tailoring new regulation to cryptocurrency exchanges operating within its borders.
2019-3-15 12:35 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Provincial securities regulators in British Columbia, Canada, won’t be investigating the QuadrigaCX scandal. However, new developments could see Canada’s largest securities body, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), begin an investigation.
2019-2-10 10:43 | |
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