Michael Patryn
Michael Patryn is known as a co-founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, which collapsed following the death of his partner Gerald Cotten in 2018, leaving users unable to access their funds. Patryn, a convicted felon with a history of online fraud, was recently in the news due to the forfeiture of over $250,000 in cash, gold bars, luxury watches, and jewelry from his safety deposit box, with the funds potentially benefiting defrauded users of QuadrigaCX.
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Michael Patryn is a co-founder of QuadrigaCX and a convicted felon whose assets were seized by the RCMP.
More than 100 bitcoins linked to QuadrigaCX are still missing. Victims are entitled to those assets
Canada· 2025-12-14
Michael Patryn is a co-founder of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX and has been involved in legal issues regarding the forfeiture of his safety deposit box.
QuadrigaCX users could see money from co-founder’s forfeited safety deposit boxCanada· 2025-12-10