Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King

You Can’t Make This Up

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4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the documentary series "Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King" out now on Netflix. Our host Rebecca Lavoie interviews the director of the documentary film, Luke Sewell. Gerald Cotten was the head of Canada's largest bitcoin exchange. While on his honeymoon to India, Gerald become ill and died from complications from Crohn's disease. His sudden death left the exchange in shambles because no one else had the password that controlled hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto-currency. But the circumstances of his death and the loss of their money made investors ask questions, did Gerald fake his demise to either cover substantial losses or to abscond with an untraceable fortune? SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched "Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King" yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is you can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your
0:25.2	favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On today's episode we take a closer look
0:30.8	at the film Trust No One, the Hunt for the crypto king.
0:35.0	This is a real mystery that's unfolding this morning and it all has to do with the death of the CEO.
0:40.0	Here he is here, Gerald Cotton, he's the founder of Quadriga CX.
0:46.0	Today we're talking to director Luke Sewell.
0:50.0	Gerald Cotton was the head of Canada's largest Bitcoin exchange.
0:54.4	While on his honeymoon to India, Jerry became ill and died of complications from Crohn's
1:00.0	disease.
1:01.0	His sudden death left the exchange in the lurch because no one else had the
1:05.7	password that controlled hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
1:11.2	But the circumstances of his death and the loss of their money
1:15.1	made investors ask the question,
1:17.4	did Jerry fake his demise to either cover substantial losses
1:21.2	or to abscond with an untraceable fortune.
1:25.0	In the Netflix documentary, Trust No One, the Hunt for the Krypto King,
1:29.5	we hear from investors, journalists, regulators, and conspiracy theorists who ask whether Jerry took
1:35.8	a fortune to his grave or took it on the run.
1:39.8	Either I know a guy who screwed up and lost a quarter billion, or I know a guy who screwed up and lost a quarter billion.
1:44.0	Or I know a guy who pulled off one of the greatest crimes in history. And I'm joined by Director Luke Sewell. Luke, welcome to you can make this up.
1:58.0	Thank you for having me, Rebecca.
2:00.0	How did you first hear about the story of Gerald Cotton?
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