Miller Thomson, the law firm representing users of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, is asking the RCMP to perform the exhumation so an autopsy can be conducted. The RCMP did not immediately reply to questions from The Logic regarding whether they would comply. (The Globe and Mail)
Talking point: Cotten was the only one with access to funds on the exchange, which totalled $215 million from 76,000 users, when he died in December 2018. Users have spent the past year trying to recover some of those funds, getting back about $33 million so far. Although the Indian government has issued a death certification for Cotten, many of Quadriga’s customers believe he is still alive. There’s some evidence to suggest authorities are exploring the same theory. One witness interviewed by both the RCMP and FBI said the agencies asked “about 20 times” if Cotten was alive.