EP. 135 — The Crypto King w/ Vinny Thomas

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Vinny Thomas joins us to discuss Gerry Cotten, the infamous Crypto King. Gerry created the crypto currency exchange, “QuadrigaCX,” later to leave users with no access to their funds after his mysterious and controversial death. Plus, scammers are now using deep-fake technology to impersonate people.

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.newsweek.com/gerald-cotten-wife-where-jennifer-robertson-now-crypto-king-quadriga-1693705

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-strange-tale-of-quadriga-gerald-cotten

https://www.coindesk.com/video/recent-videos/the-story-behind-quadrigacx-and-netflixs-crypto-king/

Netflix’s Crypto King

https://cryptonews.com/news/impostors-make-deep-fake-videos-of-ordinary-more-believable-people-promote-crypto-scams.htm

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