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Millions in cryptocurrencies frozen after Canadian founder's death

By Tyler Choi on Feb 5, 2019 12:29PM
Millions in cryptocurrencies frozen after Canadian founder's death

Coins in cold storage.

About C$180 million (A$190.5 million) in cryptocurrencies have been frozen in the user accounts of Canadian digital platform Quadriga after the founder, the only person with the password to gain access, died suddenly in December. Gerald Cotten died aged 30 from complications with Crohn's ...

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Feb 5 2019
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