The Bizarre Disappearance Of A Canadian CEO - An Unsolved Mystery

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    In 2013 a new company would rise to dominance in Canada capturing 80% marketshare of all trades done in the region. But after the CEO mysteriously vanished, investors were missing hundreds of millions of dollars, to this day they have not located them or the CEO.
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  • @BarelySociable
    @BarelySociable  3 года назад +710

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  • @lespaul1631
    @lespaul1631 3 года назад +6087

    He died "suddenly" while on a trip to India, 12 days after writing his will. Sounds legit.

    • @catmixer4450
      @catmixer4450 3 года назад +251

      It is common to write your will just before or during your honeymoon but due to the other factors I do believe that he is still alive

    • @johnwerner4925
      @johnwerner4925 3 года назад +131

      Don't G.I. doctors advise sufferers of Crohns against travelling to third-world countries simply because poor sanitation and water quality can be counter to effective treatment of the disease? If he really had Crohns it is doubtful he would desire to go to India for his honeymoon. But because this unsupported cover story combined with ease of obtaining a bogus death certificate "would fit" India then that's the escape plan. The marriage was likely more of a business partnership with someone who could play the grieving widow as well as leverage the real estate holdings and cash (she's probably got miillions in currency or gold somewhere) in order to keep them. For these reasons it is hard to take Cotten's death at face value. The thing is he's probably not as high of priority for the governments of Canada and the US since incidents of major loses by investors play into these government's desires to make crypto-currencies un-attractive. If they do aggressively try to find him, which seems doubtful, it will be more due to money laundering. Since that is no longer happening due to "his death" that seems like a long-shot. Obviously the man is a smart criminal. But, he's also shown he's greedy and in time it's probably that greed that will out him living a new identity still coniving and stealing. He may slip up yet.

    • @TheClinophobic
      @TheClinophobic 3 года назад +12

      @@johnwerner4925 In the video it was mentioned that he was donating money to have an orphanage built there. I presume he delivered the money himself.

    • @asmrtpop2676
      @asmrtpop2676 3 года назад +34

      @@johnwerner4925 North americans don’t use bidets and let a pandemic happen they don’t care about water.

    • @outrageous-alex
      @outrageous-alex 3 года назад +17

      Yeah, it's all plausible. But the evidence surrounding it are shady.
      I don't understand, this guy had a few million from when he was younger, without issue. Like dude be humble.

  • @lldns
    @lldns 3 года назад +7205

    This story stands out to me. I'm from Belize, and there's a rich business man that lives in a town about an hour away from where I do. The story that's known here about him is eerily similar. Canadian involved in a crypto scam, faked his death and moved here for the sole purpose of hiding. I heard about this at around mid-2019 and he is still around and not subtle about his wealth.

    • @Ami14120
      @Ami14120 3 года назад +1369

      dude research this, its not "similar" its identical

    • @GuinessOriginal
      @GuinessOriginal 3 года назад +508

      Probably the same guy

    • @vidzpk5144
      @vidzpk5144 3 года назад +733

      You need to check into this, possibly make a video about it, this is big

    • @jacksamson5118
      @jacksamson5118 3 года назад +368

      That absolutely sounds like him. Hope Barely Sociable notices this comment.

    • @eles928
      @eles928 3 года назад +424

      @Hyperskreem 82 They don't, however, Belize argues that they do because they're both part of the English Commonweath. Eitherway, an exchange is possible (if it's him) because Canada has a prisoner Belize wants.

  • @sterlinsilver
    @sterlinsilver 3 года назад +406

    I mean, with a name like Quadriga... That name is like an evil megacorp from a movie, that name is so... Suspicious

    • @tanishqsagar3440
      @tanishqsagar3440 3 года назад +20

      what.
      dude, hindsight is always 20/20

    • @Nealrex101
      @Nealrex101 2 года назад +1

      Quadriguez

    • @lizzychrome7630
      @lizzychrome7630 2 года назад +5

      Either that, or a name for the alien queen of a race of quadrupeds.

    • @JunkCCCP
      @JunkCCCP 2 года назад +14

      It sounds like an erectile dysfunction medication.

    • @sterlinsilver
      @sterlinsilver 2 года назад

      @hippie hipper what do it mean tho?

  • @seant1479
    @seant1479 3 года назад +3710

    Guy: “I’ve seen Gerry walk through the airport with $50,000 in cash.”
    Same guy in same breath: “He was a very *reasonable* person”

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 года назад +21

      Exactly

    • @aoki6332
      @aoki6332 3 года назад +122

      the only people who carry that much cash are criminal and millionaire so pretty much the same person

    • @mattberg6816
      @mattberg6816 3 года назад +80

      @@aoki6332 wealthy people aren’t carrying 50k in cash anywhere

    • @aoki6332
      @aoki6332 3 года назад +5

      @@mattberg6816 some does you know people that are making ilegal money so they dont put it on bank account

    • @mattberg6816
      @mattberg6816 3 года назад +44

      @@aoki6332 I don’t admit to knowing anything

  • @fakeoutmedia9698
    @fakeoutmedia9698 3 года назад +3672

    Running a proprietor of an orphanage into several years debt just to alibi your own death while feigning a charitable act is scummy as. I hope they find him and take him for everything he's got

    • @4our100
      @4our100 3 года назад +167

      This Cotton guy is like the archetype of scammers. He is just pure scam.

    • @carlosca1501
      @carlosca1501 3 года назад +192

      @Killarrex he should be punished tho

    • @extragoogleaccount6061
      @extragoogleaccount6061 3 года назад +278

      @Killarrex What about the thousands of customers he scammed? This isn't some underdog story like the Barefoot Bandit, Cotten used existing systems that billionaires and millionaires use to avoid taxes and hide funds and took a massive amount of money from common individuals.
      He's not a hero. He's a villain. And a selfish one at that.

    • @aquaprofile
      @aquaprofile 3 года назад +8

      @@extragoogleaccount6061 but he’s smart so he got away.

    • @darkkiss7247
      @darkkiss7247 3 года назад +77

      @@aquaprofile For now.

  • @nothobbesmufc949
    @nothobbesmufc949 3 года назад +528

    Says her husband valued honesty and transparency, hides his 'death' from his customers for over a month. One of many gigantic red flags that dude is alive. She was just giving him time to get somewhere that has no extradition agreements.

    • @artamarti176
      @artamarti176 2 года назад +17

      I heard that quote and thought: I bet Gerald is sitting at her shoulder saying “write this, honey”

    • @florida23
      @florida23 2 года назад +2

      The land of Cypress is full of these crooks.

  • @cdxx6770
    @cdxx6770 Год назад +183

    You explained this waaay better than the Netflix documentary (which focuses more on the drama surrounding his fake death).

  • @sunxnes
    @sunxnes 3 года назад +2191

    i swear i expected you in the end to be like "now i know you're wondering: Where is Gerald Cotten? Well I have a live webcam view of him that I will now put up on the screen."

  • @cryptokek6820
    @cryptokek6820 3 года назад +235

    I was a customer of QuadrigaCX while they operated. One of the strangest things their platform offered was physical cash deliveries. I used this option for a 20,000 CAD cash withdraw. 3 Days later a FedEx package arrived with 20,000 CAD in all 50's and it smelled like mothballs as if it was stashed in grandma's attic. Weirdest shit ever. I was among the lucky people to suffer no loss from them.

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 2 года назад +21

      This is hilarious.

    • @InsanityPlusOne
      @InsanityPlusOne 2 года назад +29

      So from this we can work out his grandma was running the show and had him killed on his honeymoon cause he was getting cold feet.

    • @xw8138
      @xw8138 2 года назад +3

      Try to get his DNA. Post it on the internet worldwide. We'll find him.

    • @Skinnieraman
      @Skinnieraman 2 года назад

      lollllll

    • @brianashe4725
      @brianashe4725 3 месяца назад

      You dodged the world's most expensive bullet.

  • @bromisovalum8417
    @bromisovalum8417 3 года назад +1944

    He's probably watching this and laughing somewhere on a tropical paradise with a new name and a huge bank account. "Gerald cared deeply about honesty and transparency" she's mocking everyone duped.

    • @osmankalif3500
      @osmankalif3500 3 года назад +92

      He is out there smashin big booty latinas livin his best life

    • @obibellowme
      @obibellowme 3 года назад +66

      Gerald is this you?

    • @theoriez8942
      @theoriez8942 3 года назад +27

      gerald? bro

    • @rt3chikin413
      @rt3chikin413 3 года назад +20

      brooooo.... big G?

    • @jackson2308
      @jackson2308 3 года назад +95

      The tears he cried in 2017 will lubricate the cheeks he'll clap in 2021.

  • @EnormousPurpleGarden
    @EnormousPurpleGarden 9 месяцев назад +10

    Lol one of the headlines at 4:40 is "B.C. farmer grabs lynx by scruff of neck, scolds it for killing chickens."

  • @brothercamtv
    @brothercamtv 3 года назад +110

    "He fired up his money printer again..." - favorite quote from this video.

  • @narusferree6506
    @narusferree6506 3 года назад +3154

    If we can find a Japanese guy with nothing but a decade-old picture of his face and no offered reward, finding this lad shouldn't even be difficult.

    • @flarithen
      @flarithen 3 года назад +38

      who are you referring to?

    • @Punyulada
      @Punyulada 3 года назад +411

      @@flarithen It's the guy from Inside A Mind's video from a defunct card game that only had the guy's photo and the words "Find me."

    • @Punyulada
      @Punyulada 3 года назад +41

      @@flarithen It's the guy from Inside A Mind's video from a defunct card game that only had the guy's photo and the words "Find me."

    • @Bxhhjx
      @Bxhhjx 3 года назад +278

      @@Punyulada we heard u the first time

    • @Mngalahad
      @Mngalahad 3 года назад +46

      They found satoshi or whatever his name was?

  • @TECHN01200
    @TECHN01200 3 года назад +1878

    This is why you NEVER keep crypto on an exchange account. Keep it in a wallet you control.

    • @AlfredvanKuik
      @AlfredvanKuik 3 года назад +79

      @ilove bigbrother Lots of people leave it in exchanges for day trading or simply because they don't have the knowledge to transfer crypto or own their own wallet.

    • @tygonmaster
      @tygonmaster 3 года назад +25

      You say that like banks and similar instiutions do not also exist. In the US, many are FDIC or NCUA-backed, but around the world, not so much. Crypto simply attracts a lot more issues because of the assumed anonymity. Any time you give someone else your money, be it in any form, you take a risk of being screwed.

    • @zazzyboy8592
      @zazzyboy8592 3 года назад +7

      Is Coinbase an exchange account?

    • @toheedsaeed1947
      @toheedsaeed1947 3 года назад +5

      @@zazzyboy8592 yes

    • @TECHN01200
      @TECHN01200 3 года назад +6

      @@zazzyboy8592 Yes, it is because you don't hold it, coinbase does.

  • @lukejames9805
    @lukejames9805 2 года назад +34

    I live in Vancouver Canada. Myself, and many people I know, got scammed by this company and lost thousands. I've read dozens or articles and seen dozens of videos about this. There is a group of people funding a private investigation to find this guy. No one has ever been successful. He's vanished without a trace.

    • @KatherinedeVarennes
      @KatherinedeVarennes 4 месяца назад +1

      They should trail his wife. She'll lead investigators to him eventually.

    • @AmiAki
      @AmiAki Месяц назад

      I think he is actually dead tbh but I still trust that wife.

  • @josephjames259
    @josephjames259 3 года назад +79

    When someone uses the word “transparency “ (particularly government officials), someone is about to get screwed.

    • @pyromen321
      @pyromen321 2 года назад +6

      No one mentions transparency unless they’re being opaque

  • @KalCounty
    @KalCounty 3 года назад +1653

    So a rich guy spent years stealing massive amounts of money he didn't need from regular folks who used his services in good faith, and he got away with it. Tale as old as time.

    • @willywanker5866
      @willywanker5866 3 года назад +12

      If i were him and got that much money i would pay back the people i scammed lol

    • @WoodChoppa911
      @WoodChoppa911 3 года назад +35

      @Aurelia the economic system is currently making inequality even worse but the problem is not the system, it's the lack of regulations that let big players of the economy to get more money and by that also power.
      Money is an important tool for humanity, we need it to trade and get basic needs, I doubt it will go anytime soon. The problem is not the money, but the users and the lack of regulations that let people and other parties to exploit the imperfect economic and financial system for their own gains by the loss of others.
      More importantly cryptocurrency is even more prone to fraud than normal state currency because you can't regulate or track crypto, that's the point of crypto and why it's widely used for dark web services and trades.

    • @Lookin4WhoAsked
      @Lookin4WhoAsked 3 года назад +7

      @Aurelia bro what? Crypto is a unregulated market…… thing like this happen because of de-regulation

    • @willywanker5866
      @willywanker5866 2 года назад +1

      @Meme Lord yea i probably wouldn’t lmao, but i imagine it wouldnt be too hard to pay them back once u got a ton of money

    • @Jay-qh6uv
      @Jay-qh6uv 2 года назад +7

      He wasn’t even that rich, was he? He made himself fake rich and turned it into real wealth through a scam.

  • @kevindube7096
    @kevindube7096 3 года назад +764

    “Totally Legit Holdings LLC”
    😂

    • @geotechms
      @geotechms 3 года назад +38

      The CEO is a really nice guy.

    • @kaleelparsons9839
      @kaleelparsons9839 3 года назад +40

      Hella legit bro, just trust

    • @FilmsNerf2
      @FilmsNerf2 3 года назад +82

      "Bro Trust Me Holdings LLC"

    • @troodon1096
      @troodon1096 3 года назад +47

      A subsidiary of "Definitely Not Suspicious Corp."

    • @theeggreat4
      @theeggreat4 3 года назад +5

      I’m in tears

  • @UtsukushiiLoli
    @UtsukushiiLoli 3 года назад +45

    The Canadian accent... 😂😂 I'm crying. I really hope people hear that when I talk.

  • @alienajaxon250
    @alienajaxon250 2 года назад +13

    I watched the newish Netflix doc about this guy. I was almost convinced that he's dead. A journalist travelled to India, where they filmed the doc at the hospital who did the death certificate. Neftlix failed to mention there was another death certificate for him. Also might have failed to mention that embalming thing... Netflix also failed to mention that his accounts have been used since his "death."

    • @nothobbesmufc949
      @nothobbesmufc949 Год назад +7

      his wife seemed fairly credible in that documentary....but short of digging up his body it's hard to believe he's actually dead. His actions before his "death" are extremely suspicious, his manner of death is extremely sus.....and this guy seemed very gifted at the art of the con.

  • @zombiethederg6434
    @zombiethederg6434 3 года назад +837

    I love how the CANADIAN GOVERMENT in MARCH send the supposed money launderer an email asking him about suspicous funds, and when he dosent respond for a ENTIRE MONTH they just dont question it at all whatsoever

    • @danielhicks4826
      @danielhicks4826 3 года назад +103

      Its ths Canadian government much like the uk gov there already a dead zombified corpse at this point, any government concerned with nonsense like"trans kids" or"racial/gender based hiring quotas" is doomed to just fade away and collapse on its nonsense self, so to expect things like courts to work under that is pointless ya know. There far to concerned with virtue signaling and imaginary"wacism sexism" nonsense schemes/agendas. Not like the U.s Government isnt to but its just worse in Canada is all.

    • @Matanumi
      @Matanumi 3 года назад +5

      Braindead and useless....NOTHING like the USAs CIA

    • @imk2007
      @imk2007 3 года назад +1

      Seems legit

    • @keeplearning4L
      @keeplearning4L 3 года назад +82

      @@danielhicks4826 what

    • @wanidouse
      @wanidouse 3 года назад +23

      High class economics are actually fucking stupid and ridiculous. If you habe enough money, connections, or look legit enough you can really do anything fraudulent and get away with it for at least 2 months if not forever as this guy has.

  • @Jeffmylife
    @Jeffmylife 3 года назад +2812

    I just had an all nighter by accident and right when I laid down... *boodaloo* Barely Sociable uploaded... okay that’s fine I got time

  • @jrwkc
    @jrwkc 3 года назад +44

    Can I just say that maintaining a crypto ponzi scheme seems stressful.

    • @shrimpflea
      @shrimpflea Год назад +1

      Some people get off on it.

  • @zhatar4214
    @zhatar4214 2 года назад +15

    Michael Patryn just resurfaced now in some twitter drama, people found out he was holding 1 out of 3 keys of a massive treasury of a Defi protocol called Wonderland.

  • @ObviousRises
    @ObviousRises 3 года назад +4135

    So the madman got away with it? Real gamer move.

    • @dabogabo
      @dabogabo 3 года назад +39

      So do you think this is good ?

    • @dabogabo
      @dabogabo 3 года назад +24

      @Neutered Cat So do you think this is good ?

    • @dabogabo
      @dabogabo 3 года назад +22

      @Neutered Cat So do you think this is good ?

    • @matthewherr1588
      @matthewherr1588 3 года назад +384

      @@dabogabo he thinks it’s a gamer move

    • @dabogabo
      @dabogabo 3 года назад +19

      @Neutered Cat So do you think this is good ?

  • @skyty0
    @skyty0 3 года назад +562

    "He had a Lexus."
    Me, in my $500 2000 Lexus: Damn bruh he's rolling in it

    • @frankmerker630
      @frankmerker630 3 года назад +19

      Yeah pretty sure Canadians don’t put too much stock into what cars they drive, definitely more of an American and European thing

    • @trickshotzz5401
      @trickshotzz5401 3 года назад +16

      @@frankmerker630 Not at all lol, if anything Canadians think cars in Europe are ugly (though there are many European car companies). The car market is huge here to the point where the majority of cars are leased just to stay up to date.

    • @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197
      @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 3 года назад +23

      Don’t be sad, a 500 buck Lexus is worth every penny, no matter the year. Those cars last forever.

    • @redmudpei
      @redmudpei 3 года назад +5

      @@frankmerker630 it's nice to have a good car or truck but the winter puts a big beating on them and they just don't last like in the southern usa

    • @superscatboy
      @superscatboy 3 года назад +11

      @@frankmerker630 I think wherever in the world you go there's a minority that care about the cars people have and a majority that just want to get from A to B.

  • @nathangehman7018
    @nathangehman7018 3 года назад +41

    Dude, your voice is so damn smooth and calming.

    • @gawddamllbturdz7318
      @gawddamllbturdz7318 3 года назад

      You should hear my voice. I'm actually a radio DJ. 🙃

    • @nathangehman7018
      @nathangehman7018 3 года назад +1

      @@gawddamllbturdz7318 I would love to hear your voice! You should post a video or something of some voiceover (I know that's vague but my sleep deprived brain can't think of anything specific right now)

    • @gawddamllbturdz7318
      @gawddamllbturdz7318 3 года назад

      @@nathangehman7018 what's your phone number? I'll make you laugh your ass off.

  • @alaska7086
    @alaska7086 3 года назад +40

    dig👏🏼up👏🏼the👏🏼casket👏🏼 (i mean... isn’t it that simple?)

    • @newyorksheroes7942
      @newyorksheroes7942 3 года назад +25

      He forgot to mention it in the video but in 2020 they put a request in to do that. It’s currently a waiting game but in the end they need the family consent technically

    • @BBeowulf
      @BBeowulf 3 месяца назад

      Why are you clapping like a seal? Cringe

  • @stonecoldslate
    @stonecoldslate 3 года назад +360

    I remember hearing about this "CEO died locking bitcoin behind forgotten password" a little while back, good to see this brought onto the surface again

    • @danielhicks4826
      @danielhicks4826 3 года назад +10

      We Shoulda known the intitial headline was nonsense right.

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 3 года назад +11

      The vault is locked and must remain locked so to hide the truth: that the vault is empty.

    • @tanishqsagar3440
      @tanishqsagar3440 3 года назад +4

      @@danielhicks4826 Well, that's journalism for ya.
      Most of the time It's very little information that's manipulated into a clickbait article

    • @voxbury
      @voxbury 2 года назад +2

      @@Treblaine That would be verifiable, though, would it not? All transactions to and from that wallet address are public, so it's just a matter of calculating the ledger to find its balance I would think.

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 2 года назад

      It's funny when I first heard that my first comment was that I bet he faked his death.

  • @Tazzie1312
    @Tazzie1312 3 года назад +741

    "The Canadian Bank" made me pause lol. We just call it CIBC. It's not like. The bank. It's just a banking company, like Bank of America isn't "The American Bank".

    • @PipMane
      @PipMane 2 года назад +5

      I find it weird how people always support thieves and scammers. Ofc when they were not the victims. can't balance morality and their fantasies

    • @Tazzie1312
      @Tazzie1312 2 года назад +69

      @@PipMane Why did you comment this to me?

    • @PipMane
      @PipMane 2 года назад

      @@Tazzie1312 for a discussion. I don't understand that psychological feature. Maybe someone will reply and share something meaningful

    • @Tazzie1312
      @Tazzie1312 2 года назад +61

      @@PipMane What gave you the feeling *I* wanted to have that discussion?
      No one's going to see your reply under mine. Make your own if you want a discussion.

    • @PipMane
      @PipMane 2 года назад +2

      @@Tazzie1312 you lack common sense I see. Its a pinned comment with 400 likes. Chances for exposure are much greater than a new comment

  • @CheddarDrip
    @CheddarDrip 8 месяцев назад +3

    21:25 your Canadian impression turned Australian there for a second. I grew up in Minnesota, you can’t just throw an “eh” in there, it’s all about the long “Ohs” and “Ahs,” Canadians say “ya know” more than they say “eh”

    • @rebusd
      @rebusd 7 месяцев назад

      No doubt

  • @radish6740
    @radish6740 3 года назад +8

    That a guy transferred 23 million dollars into his personal checking account, like no one was going to say something, is kind of hilarious.

  • @Drejjmit
    @Drejjmit 3 года назад +493

    "Totally Legit Holdings LLC"
    sounds legit to me.

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 года назад +17

      Seems legit

    • @KaeYoss
      @KaeYoss 3 года назад +10

      totally

    • @ericchandler90
      @ericchandler90 3 года назад +30

      Totally legit. It even says so.

    • @jefferyhellerjh
      @jefferyhellerjh 2 года назад +4

      How could it not be!?

    • @leahcim38
      @leahcim38 4 месяца назад

      It's legit, there's a website lol

  • @AryanSharma-qj4eu
    @AryanSharma-qj4eu 3 года назад +800

    I am an Indian and I can confirm that making anything fake in India is a piece of cake.

    • @targaryenXoolf
      @targaryenXoolf 3 года назад +42

      including fake politicians and fake journalists. 😭

    • @AryanSharma-qj4eu
      @AryanSharma-qj4eu 3 года назад +67

      @@targaryenXoolf that is a comment trend around the world know lol.
      India is the place where weed can put you in jail but this can not lmao

    • @targaryenXoolf
      @targaryenXoolf 3 года назад +46

      @@AryanSharma-qj4eu well forget weed, Indians can get arrested for a mere tweet nowadays. rofl.

    • @AryanSharma-qj4eu
      @AryanSharma-qj4eu 3 года назад +10

      @@targaryenXoolf +1 lmao

    • @Liz-lq8hw
      @Liz-lq8hw 3 года назад +10

      Wait a minute... Are you fake?!

  • @creativebeetle
    @creativebeetle 2 года назад +8

    Hearing the ending fade into a piano cover of the Castlevania track Bloody Tears was one of the most wonderful surprises ever.
    Nicely done, and excellent video.

  • @toddhoward6131
    @toddhoward6131 3 года назад +82

    Nobody:
    Gerald cotton: sits on his computer one night
    “You know what lemme just fire everyone “

    • @iam4082
      @iam4082 3 года назад +1

      When TES VI?

    • @enotsnavdier6867
      @enotsnavdier6867 3 года назад

      @@iam4082 2026

    • @A10warthoglol
      @A10warthoglol 2 года назад +2

      " It just works. "
      -Gerald Cotten after money laundering

  • @michaelyergeau4448
    @michaelyergeau4448 3 года назад +533

    The most common question isn't why is your voice so damn soothing?

    • @just_a_turtle_chad
      @just_a_turtle_chad 3 года назад +24

      His voice is approved by a turtle

    • @bobbuilder5902
      @bobbuilder5902 3 года назад +16

      His voice is soothing but not quite to the extent that you think. If you listen to his livestreams you can hear how different he sounds without cleaning up his own voice with software.

    • @frankdux4515
      @frankdux4515 3 года назад +3

      @@bobbuilder5902 🤨

    • @fematrailer
      @fematrailer 3 года назад +27

      @@bobbuilder5902 Maybe you should make a 30 minute long video investigating Barely Sociable's voice changing software. You could expose him as a fraud and finally prove that Barely Sociable, Ross Ulbrich, Satoshi Nakamoto, and the Zodiac Killer are all the same guy!

    • @jack.20f74
      @jack.20f74 3 года назад

      @@just_a_turtle_chad Justin Y. of turtles.

  • @AidenRKrone
    @AidenRKrone 3 года назад +991

    The fact that Cotten was able to operate multiple different scams simultaneously at such a young age is impressive. I'm in my mid-20s but I have no idea how to even _buy_ a Bitcoin, much less orchestrate such a complex scam.

    • @lurksnitchtongue8986
      @lurksnitchtongue8986 3 года назад +197

      Its really not hard to take advantage of people, especially when you're running out of a so called legitimate business. The hardest part is actually discarding any form of morality and fucking over normal people for money.

    • @andygarcia9477
      @andygarcia9477 3 года назад +90

      @@lurksnitchtongue8986 i would say the latter is easier, creating a scam that people can believe is hard; especially in a age where information is at the tip of your fingers

    • @lurksnitchtongue8986
      @lurksnitchtongue8986 3 года назад +109

      @@andygarcia9477 You would legitimately be surprised how many people fall for EXTREMELY old scams. The thing is, if people didn't fall for them they wouldn't still be done.

    • @Xpwnxage
      @Xpwnxage 3 года назад +39

      @@lurksnitchtongue8986 Hi, I'm calling about your auto vehicles extended warranty, press 1 to speak to a representative!

    • @imjko432
      @imjko432 3 года назад +17

      @@andygarcia9477 later is not easy, regular people would not initiate this nor follow through with it because the guilt would eat you up on the inside forever

  • @KnarBurger
    @KnarBurger 3 года назад +10

    I worked for an insurance company that had a death scam in India. Husband claimed wife drowned and they had a certificate. Turned out they had payed for a random corpse, dumped it in the river then got a fake death certificate. They were eventually caught and put in jail but it was pretty crazy.

  • @TheGamingCanadian
    @TheGamingCanadian 8 месяцев назад +5

    So basically QuadrigaCX was just Canada’s version of FTX

  • @YellowSub0
    @YellowSub0 3 года назад +326

    Barely sociable you are getting far into the crypto community my guy

  • @DIRTYLILT0ASTER
    @DIRTYLILT0ASTER 3 года назад +149

    10:20
    We got Internet Historian AND LEMMiNO. A man of culture I see.

    • @casketpizza
      @casketpizza 3 года назад +7

      dont forget the Whang!

  • @DRIVENx
    @DRIVENx 2 года назад +1

    This is SO well produced! Great content. Subbed

  • @Lambda.Function
    @Lambda.Function Год назад +5

    So this is what FTX was based on. Man that kid wasn't even smart enough to come up with a fraud scheme on his own.

  • @adameins5622
    @adameins5622 3 года назад +564

    This dudes not dead. For sure. And he 100% knows if he's ever caught he'll go to prison for the rest of his life lol. He's hiding somewhere with his wife.

    • @hx5525
      @hx5525 3 года назад +119

      Nah fam,they probably split for the money.Being together is too risky.

    • @ZachdUpp
      @ZachdUpp 3 года назад +48

      Honestly I'd bet big money that he saw this video considering the views it has. He'd be stupid not to keep up with the news and media about him.

    • @GeekRaj
      @GeekRaj 3 года назад +39

      nah he is not with his wife... too risky.... they probably split up the wealth and went their own ways.. his wife should be investigated more. She must know more.

    • @noon4576
      @noon4576 3 года назад +6

      @@GeekRaj wife hella suspicious

    • @kishananuraag
      @kishananuraag 3 года назад +15

      geez! didn't you guys watch the video? he died of some disease. don't disrespect the dead.

  • @Fjado
    @Fjado 3 года назад +277

    What happens when you find someone alive who was previously registered to be dead? Sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare

    • @ujjwaljain3055
      @ujjwaljain3055 3 года назад +55

      Bruh many people in almost all countries are officially dead. The problem they encounter is that everything they have is freezed, like their cards, social security number and stuff

    • @GamingNinja132
      @GamingNinja132 3 года назад +14

      @@ujjwaljain3055 frozen*

    • @PIMKAMINA2
      @PIMKAMINA2 3 года назад +130

      Heard of a case of a dude who was declared dead but found alive later and the court refused to change it so they told a man standing there in the room that he is dead and cant access his shit anymore. Imagine the audacity of being told youre dead to your face by a legal professional.

    • @MalleusSemperVictor
      @MalleusSemperVictor 3 года назад +20

      @@PIMKAMINA2 Was that the guy that fled from one of the Balkan states that left his wife when he claimed she was cheating and went to Turkey and was declared to be legally dead?

    • @PIMKAMINA2
      @PIMKAMINA2 3 года назад +5

      @@MalleusSemperVictor i think so? My memory isnt very sharp, i remember only the vague details

  • @ScottyPeabody
    @ScottyPeabody 2 года назад +11

    Fascinating. It’s unbelievable the level of trust afforded to so many when there’s only a very few who indeed keep their word.

  • @SWIFTO_SCYTHE
    @SWIFTO_SCYTHE 3 года назад +19

    That castlevania remix in the credits is straight fire 🔥

  • @keskeyy
    @keskeyy 3 года назад +88

    There is a bigger mystery in Canada, my father was part of a search and rescue team looking for a doctor or ceo that supposedly died in a hang gliding accident. When his team got to the search area, an all black military-style helicopter landed near them and told them to cease their search. Pretty goddamn suspicious. This all happened in BC sometime between 2003-2009 I think, I can get a better time estimate if you want

    • @Flying_Fantasy-Vqlcan
      @Flying_Fantasy-Vqlcan Год назад +3

      Do you know the name of the person they were looking for?

    • @niconel7923
      @niconel7923 9 месяцев назад

      Wow I read just the other day about a similar story happening, also a relative was told part of the search team to cease the search, after many attempts of getting it through/approved. If I recall this plane had contraband on it. May have been dirty money or substance. Interesting.

    • @amatthew1231
      @amatthew1231 6 месяцев назад +1

      Have you seen Barley Socialable's most recent video? It's about how two random disappearance in BC were both connected to drug trafficking. The police covered up two murders and in the video there's a very strong case that the RCMP were directly involved. Idk why but British Columbia seems to be a hot spot when it comes to disappearances, un-investigated deaths, and drug trafficking.

    • @oceanbearmountain
      @oceanbearmountain 6 месяцев назад

      @@amatthew1231 well, it is twin peaks (grew up in the suburbs of vancouver, can confirm). it really is not a very large city, and when you combine that with it being right on the US border, and being a major gateway to the asia-pacific for the continent on the whole (and really canada's only one), then couple that with how ridiculously geographically isolated it is from the rest of canada (you have to go through the Rockies to get to the nearest major canadian cities to the east, edmonton and calgary)... add to that being home to canada's own homegrown skid row and an untold amount of the highly overvalued inflated housing market being investment properties used to launder Triads money and hey barely half an hour from downtown you have endless mountain wilderness if you ever need to hide out or hide a body... 3/4s of the year the sun abandons the city, save the occasional cameo, which too takes its toll on the soul. as for the rest of BC (majority of the province living in greater vancouver, though BC is 320x its area), it's all just small towns, ime...

  • @staggerbag
    @staggerbag 3 года назад +220

    Wow, I had no idea the depth of shadiness Quadriga was involved in. After all this it's incredible to know that the $3000 I had on that platform was actually returned to me in mid-2018. It took almost 2 months of tickets and emails where they kept blaming the bank but eventually I got it back. I'm pretty sure I was one of the last people that got their money because after that they ran out of funds.
    Another great video as always, cheers!

  • @marlow3621
    @marlow3621 2 года назад +4

    6:30 idk why it's so funny to me that this man is wearing short sleeves and drinking an iced coffee in the snow while holding an umbrella. that's like something an alien that has been on earth for 20 minutes would do

  • @stefanosl8637
    @stefanosl8637 2 года назад +5

    TIME wonderland brought me here .

  • @annie_xo
    @annie_xo 3 года назад +893

    It’s honestly impressive to me that a TEENAGER could run these investment scams lol, I’m 27 and could barely understand this video 😂

    • @pleurat0027
      @pleurat0027 3 года назад +21

      Same same

    • @SkoomaCat
      @SkoomaCat 3 года назад +17

      I don't understand too much either

    • @dragoonTT
      @dragoonTT 3 года назад +113

      If you became interested in finance and digital currency that would be different. Don’t doubt yourself

    • @ohsweatbret
      @ohsweatbret 3 года назад +87

      It’s basically a ponzi scheme. An insolvent company basically takes money from new investors to pay out older investors. This keeps going on until they can’t pay out anymore and it collapses.

    • @varanchio
      @varanchio 3 года назад +6

      @@dragoonTT aw

  • @troodon1096
    @troodon1096 3 года назад +61

    "Gerry cared deeply about honestly and transparency..." took me a while to stop laughing at that.

  • @siegelife54
    @siegelife54 3 года назад +9

    Sir, this was another great "episode" containing your finest work. I just want to thank you for continuing this channel. You have a gift.

  • @ArranMcKeown
    @ArranMcKeown 3 года назад +16

    as a nova Scotian this the most I've ever heard somebody say the name of my province in a youtube video more then once

  • @severignbuchanan2040
    @severignbuchanan2040 3 года назад +94

    He's probably just in that tunnel under the Sphinx.

    • @ChauncyFatsack
      @ChauncyFatsack 3 года назад +3

      Get out of my house! Lol!

    • @henrg
      @henrg 3 года назад

      Did he enter through the shaft?

  • @dhara1002
    @dhara1002 3 года назад +226

    28:01 - His alias accounts included Aretwo Deetwo, Seethree Peaohh. Dude scammed many but atleast had a sense of humor xD

    • @RONANAWAY
      @RONANAWAY 3 года назад +3

      lololl

    • @brahseph2066
      @brahseph2066 3 года назад +4

      Harry Seaward

    • @WesleyNeedles
      @WesleyNeedles 3 года назад +2

      What does those names mean?

    • @ryxarchive6713
      @ryxarchive6713 3 года назад +9

      @@WesleyNeedles star wars reference

    • @cereskerrigan
      @cereskerrigan 3 года назад +17

      @@WesleyNeedles R2-D2 and CP-30 are two important droids in Star Wars.

  • @casadepistola
    @casadepistola 3 года назад +60

    "There's a sucker born every minute." - P.T. Barnum when asked about his take on bitcoins.

    • @potto1488
      @potto1488 2 года назад +3

      nah bro that man dead no way he still livin

    • @somerandomgoblin2583
      @somerandomgoblin2583 2 года назад +5

      @@potto1488 no he's still alive i saw him eating out of the dumpster behind my local buffalo wild wings

    • @wham7125
      @wham7125 2 года назад +1

      "BitcoinS"... Says everything one needs to know.

    • @BBeowulf
      @BBeowulf 3 месяца назад

      @@wham7125that you don’t have a point?

    • @wham7125
      @wham7125 3 месяца назад

      @@BBeowulf Lol, Captain Comeback with the masterful take 😂

  • @lemmytv3538
    @lemmytv3538 2 года назад

    great video man, you clearly put a lot of research and work into this and it was really interesting to watch :)

  • @Zigby_
    @Zigby_ 3 года назад +85

    When you've been awake for 28 hours but Barley Sociable just posted a video 23 seconds ago

  • @bloojkl4520
    @bloojkl4520 3 года назад +493

    You can't deny that he was ahead of his time though. He was messing with crypto currency in his teens in the early 2000s, while most of us were playing Mario Kart

    • @swagathan5
      @swagathan5 2 года назад +65

      To be fair, Mario Kart is pretty fun.

    • @redriddler1231
      @redriddler1231 2 года назад +8

      @@swagathan5 thats hilarious and true 👍

    • @user-xl5kd6il6c
      @user-xl5kd6il6c 2 года назад +11

      "crypto" was created in 2009

    • @ConorMcgregor322
      @ConorMcgregor322 2 года назад +28

      @@user-xl5kd6il6c Crypto has been around for longer, Bitcoin was created in 2009.

    • @user-xl5kd6il6c
      @user-xl5kd6il6c 2 года назад +9

      @@ConorMcgregor322 I disagree. The first cryptocurrency is Bitcoin, anything that comes before doesn't qualify
      What we call today "Blockchain tech" and all its concepts also only got created after Bitcoin (though ofc, some have sources on very old studies, like every other scientific advancement)

  • @adamgiovanelli
    @adamgiovanelli 2 года назад +5

    “Further down the rabbit hole” wow was that some great foreshadowing for Michael Patryn’s next venture

  • @cibula2004
    @cibula2004 3 года назад +1

    Great to see you get good sponsors! You make great content

  • @Will-oj3un
    @Will-oj3un 3 года назад +227

    Moral of the story: get a hard wallet and keep your coins off these websites

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 3 года назад +11

      Well, one of the many morals here.

    • @fematrailer
      @fematrailer 3 года назад +8

      @@scaper8 lol I don't think morals are all that prevalent in this story.

    • @screwbles5697
      @screwbles5697 3 года назад +5

      @@fematrailer That's not what he meant. Basically what he just said was "that's one of the many things we can learn from this."

    • @fematrailer
      @fematrailer 3 года назад +4

      @@screwbles5697 Well, thanks for making my mediocre joke even less funny. That's just great.

    • @illford6921
      @illford6921 3 года назад

      @@fematrailer what even was the joke. I genuinely didn't get it

  • @TheMrXcalizorz
    @TheMrXcalizorz 3 года назад +20

    This is insane to me. As soon as I heard him talk about Quadriga Bucks I thought to myself "It seems pretty easy to pull off an exit scam with this setup" and sure enough. People are so trusting with these exchanges, despite how many times they've been burned.

  • @binyam11
    @binyam11 2 года назад +9

    Michael Patryn is oxsifu In TIME Wonderland

  • @EthicalAI
    @EthicalAI 2 года назад +7

    For anyone here from Time Wonderland, that “further down the rabbit hole” really hurt 25:29

  • @parknplay8328
    @parknplay8328 3 года назад +40

    The real mystery is how you acquired an audible sponsorship in 2021. I haven't seen one of those for years

    • @inversionist5928
      @inversionist5928 3 года назад

      soothing voice

    • @so1idify
      @so1idify 3 года назад

      it’s pretty obvious after watching more than one video, this guy could narrate books himself

  • @PhilOrth
    @PhilOrth 3 года назад +92

    Barely Sociable is an instant watch when a new drop. Him and Lemmino are in their own class!

    • @flames2089
      @flames2089 3 года назад +4

      Its Sociable, Possum Reviews, and A Friend for me
      I see notification from them, I drop everything and immediately click

    • @flames2089
      @flames2089 3 года назад +2

      @Nehemek I used to. But not anymore =/

    • @__-yz1ob
      @__-yz1ob 3 года назад +1

      @@flames2089
      :(

    • @flames2089
      @flames2089 3 года назад +2

      @@__-yz1ob Well, Sociable already has that Niche occupied for me now =)

    • @BuiltInBrooklyn
      @BuiltInBrooklyn 3 года назад +9

      Nexpo anybody?

  • @Eric.Poirier.
    @Eric.Poirier. 3 года назад

    I love your investigation well done again Mr. B.Sociable !

  • @Jack2_
    @Jack2_ 2 года назад

    great video keep it up I'm really enjoying these!

  • @PostPhalone
    @PostPhalone 3 года назад +52

    Are we gonna ignore the part at 28:04 where one of his fake accounts is "Aretwo Deetwo" which is a reference to R2-D2 AND "Seethree Peaohhh" which is C3-P0 from star wars? This guy was such a nerd

    • @BahpuAgain
      @BahpuAgain 3 года назад +1

      LMAO

    • @NoOne-qn2hv
      @NoOne-qn2hv 3 года назад +4

      Yeah Star Wars is such an obscure movie series that only the nerdiest of nerds ever know about

    • @PostPhalone
      @PostPhalone 3 года назад +2

      @@NoOne-qn2hv i didnt mean it like that lmao. I meant it more as only nerds would name their bots after star wars characters. And also misspell the names so only "cultured" people would realize it

  • @matthewtainsh4067
    @matthewtainsh4067 3 года назад +179

    I love how his RUclips recommended is identical to mine.

  • @Clearthewalkingdead
    @Clearthewalkingdead 3 года назад +37

    Bro you make the most well put together, enjoyable, professional, non biased documentaries I’ve ever seen. You are a genius at this. Thank you for your hard work and research, must respect.

    • @christinecrawford
      @christinecrawford Год назад

      Agreed! But don't forget that voice. It's like the icing on a cake!

  • @Hxydn
    @Hxydn 2 года назад +8

    hey barely sociable, there is something about this guy possibly being 0xSifu who was head a a crypto project treasury called wonderland

  • @critfiend4736
    @critfiend4736 3 года назад +103

    Ur ability to not only obtain but comprehend all these leaks and info. You've got some serious talent my guy. Cant wait to see where u take this channel.

  • @maybelater4600
    @maybelater4600 3 года назад +117

    this mans life sounds like it could be a tv show
    id watch it

    • @ILikeGuns1992
      @ILikeGuns1992 3 года назад

      Guy is just operating PC though

    • @FreaknJoshwa
      @FreaknJoshwa 3 года назад +2

      *netflix has entered the chat*

    • @xnervemusic
      @xnervemusic 2 года назад

      @@FreaknJoshwa indeed it did

  • @MoonlitWhispersProd
    @MoonlitWhispersProd 3 года назад

    Good job on your videos man

  • @admagnificat
    @admagnificat 3 года назад

    Fantastic video.
    Thank you. 💯

  • @paulamontoya4942
    @paulamontoya4942 3 года назад +29

    "Just my dead husband, eh"😂💀

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 3 года назад +4

      It always surprises me when Barely does accents.

  • @SomeGuy1117
    @SomeGuy1117 3 года назад +241

    Imagine laundering money through crypto currency. We all know the best way to launder money is through Arby's, how else would they stay open with no customers lol.

    • @iiSociallyAwkward
      @iiSociallyAwkward 3 года назад +33

      Or Mattress Firm lmao

    • @laska907
      @laska907 3 года назад +38

      There is an Arby’s right next to a mattress store in my town and neither ever have business!

    • @LuizAlexPhoenix
      @LuizAlexPhoenix 3 года назад +12

      Might I interest you in a chocolate store that saw one customer per day, yet made around 200k dollars daily?

    • @tolep
      @tolep 3 года назад +5

      @@LuizAlexPhoenix Probably very tasty chocolate

    • @bureaucratbayonet
      @bureaucratbayonet 3 года назад

      @@iiSociallyAwkward the money's in the mattress wow

  • @northernlights5686
    @northernlights5686 3 года назад

    Great content as always , thank you

  • @diegodevops4151
    @diegodevops4151 3 года назад

    Wao! This is the 3rd video I've seen from your channel. Great job.

  • @joplin8433
    @joplin8433 3 года назад +74

    23:52
    "It sucks that I thought that I could trust it because it was a Canadian service based in Vancouver."
    Wow, some grade A reasoning right there, I don't possibly see how that could've gone wrong.

    • @mayursanghvi5480
      @mayursanghvi5480 3 года назад +37

      I mean, some countries just have more credibility than others. You have the confidence that if something goes wrong the bureaucracy would help you out.
      Example - Would you rather invest in a Swiss company or a Chinese company?

    • @Vysair
      @Vysair 3 года назад +12

      @@mayursanghvi5480 That's why there's a saying "Reality is often disappointing"

    • @danielhicks4826
      @danielhicks4826 3 года назад +7

      I mean this is the same Vancouver whose government is run by femibolshevicks and men children named Trudeauuuuu with his LGBT socks lol and whose more concerned with racial/gender hiring quotas and virtue signaling so I mean what could go wrong when dealing with corruption and stuff pchh!....

  • @mahamadoutouray9910
    @mahamadoutouray9910 3 года назад +182

    Let’s go blameitonjorge and barely sociable drop 👾👾

    • @jarodj1159
      @jarodj1159 3 года назад +7

      Fax two of the best youtubers

    • @sourgreendolly7685
      @sourgreendolly7685 3 года назад +3

      oshit I missed Jorge’s vid, thanks

    • @drcommondrate12
      @drcommondrate12 3 года назад

      The Robert Cooper story of blameitonjorge really creeped me

  • @GammaRay3000
    @GammaRay3000 2 года назад +5

    The funds on this exchange were not sifu

  • @synergygaming65
    @synergygaming65 2 года назад +7

    you could either solve this case by exhuming the grave which is a valid response at this time and putting all the doubt to rest, or confirm he's not dead and actually launch a criminal investigation and manhunt.

  • @prcvl
    @prcvl 3 года назад +24

    I love how young this channel still is

    • @tolep
      @tolep 3 года назад +1

      Or the author is somehow experienced under another name. (❁´◡`❁)

  • @jermainerace4156
    @jermainerace4156 3 года назад +32

    "Time will tell..." ..what's the statute of limitation on the crimes in question? When I was in high school our superintendent mysteriously disappeared after some several $M went missing from the school districts coffers. Seven years later to the day, he showed back up in town again.

    • @jermainerace4156
      @jermainerace4156 3 года назад +7

      @@RR-kp5ps I cna't find any, this was 20 years ago and since then my school district has had like two more superintendent scandals, which are fillign up the search hits. >.< But look up coatesville area school district, in PA.

    • @taylorj6177
      @taylorj6177 3 года назад

      Pretty sure it's *statue* of limitations...

    • @jermainerace4156
      @jermainerace4156 3 года назад +4

      @@taylorj6177 Look it up.

    • @wafi9462
      @wafi9462 Год назад

      @@taylorj6177 it’s statute. Not statue, which is a sculpture

  • @cassiecraft8856
    @cassiecraft8856 3 года назад +2

    I am VERY IMPRESSED with your work. Your presentations are very well faceted. This is a downright riveting story. I was able to see where your points were going before you were there. “Satoshi” was Batman Begins. Missing C. E. O. is “The Dark Knight”! At first I figured that this guys head rolled,as well as his partners,but now I believe that it is very possible that he may be living it out in a very elaborate bunker somewhere under that Permafrost. Again, GREAT JOB!!!

  • @jonathankrug1768
    @jonathankrug1768 2 года назад +7

    All people watching this after the Wonderland Money Drama check in!

  • @michaelstevens5467
    @michaelstevens5467 3 года назад +32

    Babe wake up, new barely sociable video!

  • @ContagiousIP
    @ContagiousIP 3 года назад +8

    I bingewatch you and other creators in the background during my early morning shifts at work. Thank you for providing hours of top-tier content!

  • @ExposedChannel247
    @ExposedChannel247 2 года назад +13

    Holy sh*t this guy was/is the treasury manager for Daniele Sestagali's Frog Nation. If Dani was so well intentioned to his community why would he hire someone with
    such a terrible past in the crypto space to head the treasury!!??

  • @josephcontreras8930
    @josephcontreras8930 2 года назад

    Great doc sir!! I love your theme music too it sounds like castlevania theme.keep up the great work.

  • @masonhartnett9234
    @masonhartnett9234 3 года назад +14

    Watching a barely sociable video after like a month or two of nothing is like your favorite show coming back for another season

  • @pattysix1866
    @pattysix1866 3 года назад

    Unreal videos though bro, new sub. Love it

  • @muvzhx46
    @muvzhx46 2 года назад +6

    Anyone here from TIME WONDERLAND ? And the SIFU drama?