Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min read
30 year old Gerald Cotton is dead. Or is he? As the young founder of a a company that trades Bitcoin, he had $136 Million of investor's money when he "died." And now the money is nowhere to be found. And nobody saw the body. Is Gerald actually dead, or is he on the run? PATRICK AND GILLIAN ARE BRING TCO LIVE TO LONDON! Come see us Friday, July 22 at Cadogan Hall. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! ALSO, PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH MAGGIE, AND LANCE & TIM TO DO THE LIVE SHOW COVERING "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAURA MURRAY." Gillian will not be joining us BUT SHE LOVES YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT OBSESSED FEST! Wednesday, August 3: Orlando, FL Saturday, August 6: Atlanta, Georgia Friday, August 19: St. Paul, MN Saturday, August 20: Dallas, TX Sunday, August 21: Houston TX LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow" "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson,""Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! It's the first-ever OBSESSED NETWORK FAMILY WEEKEND! It's going to be a weekend full of live shows--OWD Friday night, TCO Saturday night (and two non-Obsessed Network live shows as well!), meet & greets, KARAOKE!, meetups, panel chats AND. ONE. INSANE. DRAG. BRUNCH!!! It's all happening at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio from September 30 - October 2nd. TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE!! GET YOUR TICKET
Listening to the story of the massive crypto scam in "Trust No One" made me instantly protective of my own finances. I called the Experian phone number right away to lock down my credit and set up alerts. Their team was fast, clear, and incredibly helpful with strong protection tools. Now I feel much safer knowing my identity and credit are actively monitored. Their reliable service turned a scary story into real peace of mind and smarter financial habits.
The “Crypto King” story highlights how easily trust, innovation, and risk get mixed in the crypto space, and how quickly things can spiral out of control. After reading cases like this, I became much more cautious with investments, especially after my early experience with bitcoin. When I started exploring diversification, Numeraire caught my attention as a project combining data science and financial modeling, but I wanted a more controlled entry point through traditional banking. That’s when I came across Paybis and tried buy Numeraire crypto using SWIFT, which felt far more structured compared to typical exchange workflows. It removed the sense of uncertainty that often comes with less transparent platforms. Experiences like this made me appreciate Paybis as a more…
That story about Gerald Cotten and QuadrigaCX still gives me chills. The mystery of whether he really died or staged his disappearance makes it feel like a thriller more than real life. It also taught me a hard lesson about trusting centralized platforms with large sums of crypto—because when things go wrong, investors are left helpless. Personally, I prefer to keep control of my assets and double-check values with tools like this dogecoin calculator. At least that way, I know exactly what I hold and don’t rely entirely on someone else’s honesty. In crypto, trust really is everything.