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Quadriga was doing more than just shitty key handling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadriga_Fintech_Solutions




> According to Jennifer Robertson, Cotten's widow, he died on 9 December 2018 while travelling in India.

> Cotten's will was signed 27 November 2018, twelve days before he allegedly died. It left Robertson the entire C$9.6-million estate and named her as the trustee.

Yeah, that seems slightly fishy.

> A C$100,000 trust fund will provide lifelong care for Cotten's two chihuahuas in case of Robertson's death.

That's heart-warming.


> Yeah, that seems slightly fishy.

Updating your will before a big trip to the other side of the world just seems responsible. No idea what he was doing in India, or what part he was visiting, but it could certainly be considered dangerous and sounds like a smart trigger/opportunity to update your estate docs. Everything else this guy was involved with might seem fishy, but this does not


He supposedly died of Crohn's disease though. I can't imagine anyone traveling across the world to India of all places in the throes of a Crohn's flareup..


Presumably the flareup occurred in India, and was triggered by the change in diet (see "Delhi belly")


>> Cotten's will was signed 27 November 2018, twelve days before he allegedly died

> Yeah, that seems slightly fishy.

Updating your will right after a major life event (getting married) isn't particularly strange.


>>two chihuahuas

>That's heart-warming.

Chihuahuas are the least heart-warming dogs I can think of.




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