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In December 2018 the founder of Canada's biggest crypto exchange went on his honeymoon to India and died 24 hours after arrival.
He was the only person who had the password to $190 MILLION of customer funds.
Gerald Cotten was 30 years old.
He had founded QuadrigaCX in 2013. By 2018 it held the savings of 115,000 Canadians.
He flew to Jaipur on December 8 with his wife of 12 weeks.
He was officially in India to set up an orphanage.
He had signed his will 12 days before the trip.
He died December 9 at a private hospital in Jaipur.
Cause of death listed as complications from Crohn's disease.
When the company tried to access the cold wallets holding customer funds, only Gerald had the password.
The wallets were eventually opened by court order.
They were empty.
The funds had not been hacked or stolen. They had been moved out years before he died.
115,000 customers never recovered their money.
Not your keys...not your coins.