If it's true then that is one of the dimmest courses of action I've read about in recent years in relation to cryptoland. I sure as hell would not subsidise such utter stupidity.
The one who made the Gofundme page is Matthew Whitcomb, who has worked at both Coinsquare and the Romanian BTR Exchange funded on Bnktothefuture
They both serve Canadian clients I'll verify a real human behind this campaign.
On the part about subsidizing via gofundme true that.
I feel the orphanage in India needs it, the story of a lucrative crypto exchange owner going to a foreign country to fund an orphanage, spending ridiculous amounts of money on themselves and leaving behind an orphanage in crippling debt, feels like something that deserves sympathy.
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The Globe and Mail went to investigate the orphanage Cotten sponsored and his death, the story verified he died.
Unless he went and faked his symptoms tricking doctors, then replaced himself with a body double it all adds up he died of natural causes, the evidence presented to deem his death is non-suspect.
GlobeandMail Article (Paywall)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-how-did-gerald-cotten-die-a-quadriga-mystery-from-india-to-canada/Same Article No Paywall Link
https://outline.com/MS67gdExcerpt: The couple only planned to spend two hours of a weeks-long honeymoon at the orphanage they had paid to build – though their donation was insufficient to equip the home with doors, even to its bathroom, and leaves the man caring for the orphans in crippling debt.
The Globe’s reporting reveals a man with an appetite for luxury, who, together with his new wife, spent as if money was no object.
“The guy had more money than he knew what to do with,” said Eric Schletz, who got to know Mr. Cotten at a small flying club in Nova Scotia. “I’ve seen Gerry walk through an airport with $50,000 in cash. That’s the scale of money the guy had. He was a very reasonable person. But if he was going to spend the money, he was going to buy something nice.”
In India, that included stays at some of the finest accommodations, on a tour that would be the envy of most travellers.
Documents gathered by The Globe show that the couple arrived in New Delhi on Nov. 30, entering the country on tourist visas. An image posted to Instagram shows the couple beaming at the Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the country’s best-known attractions. They also spent time in Varanasi, the ancient city on the banks of the Ganges that is one of Hinduism’s holiest sites.
On Dec. 8, they landed in Jaipur.
They planned to spend four nights in the city, according to their booking with the Oberoi, which sent an Audi Q7 to the airport to pick them up, according to e-mails obtained by The Globe. A hotel built as a modern-day palace, the Oberoi was ranked the second-best resort hotel in the country last year by Travel + Leisure, outranking even the city’s actual palace, the Rambagh, where Jacqueline Kennedy once stayed.
Ms. Robertson had booked a deluxe room at $923 a night (the Oberoi does not accept bitcoin for payment). Asked by the hotel to specify if they were travelling for a special occasion, she wrote: “Our honeymoon.”
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But Mr. Cotten’s involvement here has been a mixed blessing. Mr. Cherukupalli is a Christian pastor who began to care for local orphans two years ago, buying a tract of land and erecting a temporary shelter.
“My wife and I both had the same dream – to do something for orphans and give our lives in service,” he said. He took on debt to build the small orphanage, but the monthly payments were manageable.
Then, through another pastor, he was asked if he would be interested in becoming involved with Angel House, which promised a concrete structure that wouldn’t leak when it rained.
He accepted. Unknown to him, the Angel House donation came from a Canadian cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
Mr. Cotten’s money, however, did not buy an orphanage. It bought materials, but Mr. Cherukupalli had to arrange the construction himself. And the materials were insufficient – there was enough for walls and furnishings, but not enough to complete the roof, equip the kitchen or install interior doors. Mr. Cherukupalli began to accumulate more debt as he secured labour and additional materials. The orphanage is still missing seven doors – including one to its bathroom – because he does not have the money.
He now owes almost $11,000, equivalent to seven years of average income. The monthly payments have gotten so high that he has quit trying.
Mr. Cotten’s donation “provided materials. That’s a good thing, and it’s good for the kids,” Mr. Cherukupalli said. “But financially, I have gone under. And I’m suffering.”He has also yet to receive the stuffed bears that Ms. Robertson had brought for the grand opening. She left them at the Oberoi with instructions that they be shipped to the orphanage.
Still, for Ms. Robertson, the existence of Jennifer Robertson & Gerald Cotten House seems to have provided some solace.
In mid-January, she sent an e-mail to Angel House, saying she hoped she could still visit the orphanage one day and acknowledging receipt of some pictures from Venkatapuram.
They “are lovely,” she wrote. “It helps me feel better knowing my husband helped these children before he died.”
