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Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery
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'Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sheona McDonald and released in 2021.John Anderson, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/dead-mans-switch-a-crypto-mystery-review-he-took-their-fortunes-to-the-grave-dead-mans-switch-a-crypto-mystery-discovery+-gerald-cotten-bitcoin-11640116201 "Dead Mans Switch: A Crypto Mystery Review: He Took Their Fortunes to the Grave"]. 'Wall Street Journal', December 21, 2021. The film is a portrait of the controversy around Gerald Cotten, the Canadian cryptocurrency entrepreneur whose death in December 2018 left many investors unable to access their money because Cotten was the only person who knew the password to the firm's cold wallet.Shawn Conner, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/new-doc-looks-at-the-mysterious-rise-and-fall-of-vancouver-cryptocurrency-ceo-gerald-cotten "New doc looks at the mysterious rise and fall of Vancouver cryptocurrency CEO Gerald Cotten"]. 'Vancouver Sun', December 29, 2021.
The film premiered in April 2021 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/features/hot-docs-shane-smith-weve-crossed-the-digital-divide/5159237.article "Hot Docs Shane Smith: Weve crossed the digital divide"]. 'Screen Daily', April 29, 2021. before having its television premiere in September on CBC Television and CBC Gem.[https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/i-m-a-pretty-bad-investor-this-canadian-lost-400k-us-when-crypto-ceo-gerald-cotten-died-1.6163658 "'I'm a pretty bad investor': This Canadian lost $400K US when crypto CEO Gerald Cotten died"]. CBC News, September 3, 2021. In December, it premiered on Discovery+ in the United States.
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