$1.7M of Bitcoin tied to QuadrigaCX reawakens after years of dormancy
Five wallets tied to the defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, previously thought to be inaccessible, have just been spotted moving around $1.7 million worth of Bitcoin after years of dormancy. Crypto researcher ZachXBT alerted the crypto community in a Twitter post on Dec. 19, highlighting the five wallets have transferred around 104 Bitcoin (BTC) on […]
DeFi lending protocol created by ex-QuadrigaCX co-founder surpassed $50M in TVL
According to DeFi Llama, UwU Lend, a decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol that acts as a money market on the Ethereum blockchain, has surpassed $50 million in total value locked (TVL). The non-custodial protocol was created by Michael Patryn, known by the pseudonym “Sifu,” who was the co-founder of defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX. UwU Lend […]
Netflix‘s crypto swindler documentary draws wild community reaction
Netflix’s new crypto documentary titled Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King was released on Wednesday amid much fanfare. The documentary is based on the mysterious death of the now-defunct crypto exchange QuadrigaCX founder. The founder of the crypto exchange allegedly died on a trip to India. Along with him, he took away […]
Daniele Sestagalli discusses Wonderland’s future after QuadrigaCX co-founder dox
On Friday, Daniele Sestagalli, co-founder of decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol Wonderland and stablecoin protocol Abracadabra, issued a statement on the path forward after the doxing of his colleague Michael Patryn: “Do we wind down or continue to fight for the aspect of an investment DAO [decentralized autonomous organization] being a revolutionary new organization? For […]
Co-founder of defunct exchange QuadrigaCX allegedly runs Wonderland
In a series of twitter posts published Jan. 27, decentralized finance (DeFi) investigator zachxbt seemingly unveiled the true identity of previously anonymous QuadrigaCX co-founder Michael Patryn, doxxing him to be that of @0xSifu, the founder of DeFi protocol Wonderland. 1/ This needs to be shared @0xSifu is the Co-founder of QuadrigaCX, Michael Patryn. If you […]
Netflix to release documentary about QuadrigaCX CEO's mysterious life and death
Online streaming platform and production company Netflix will be producing a film on deceased crypto exchange QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten. In a Sept. 23 tweet from Netflix, the platform announced Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King documentary will premiere in 2022. The story, which follows “a group of investors turned sleuths,” will […]