What is Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King about?

We’ve heard a lot about bitcoin and NFTs this year, but the 2022 trend is just the tip of the cryptocurrency iceberg. On Wednesday, Netflix is releasing Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, a new true crime documentary that takes us back a few years to detail the story of Canada’s largest crypto exchange, QuadrigaCX and its founder Gerald “Gerry” Cotten.

If you’re a fan of true crime and like keeping tabs on what’s on Netflix, this one should be on your list! You can add it to your Netflix watchlist right here to ensure you get a reminder when it starts streaming soon. The film will be released on Wednesday, March 30 at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 a.m. ET.

Keep reading to find out exactly what the movie is about and watch the official trailer.

What is Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King about?

Gerry Cotten founded QuadrigaCX, a cryptocurrency exchange that made it easy for fellow crypto users to cash in and cash out with bitcoin transactions. But then one day, people started to realize they could not get their money back from the exchange. Shortly after, the website went down. Gerry Cotten was announced dead under mysterious circumstances—over $250 million of customers’ funds were missing, and Gerry supposedly took the passwords to his grave.

A group of Quadriga users started discussing the missing money and strange circumstances surrounding Gerry’s death in an online forum called Telegram and soon realized that things were not adding up. Many believed Gerry committed an elaborate “exit scam,” faking his death and making off with the money.

The documentary explores whether or not that could be true, in addition to digging into Quadriga’s shady business practices and Gerry’s circle of friends, including his wife. How involved were they, if at all?

Here is the official Netflix synopsis:

"In the paranoid world of cryptocurrency, there’s only one rule – Trust No One. So when Gerry Cotten, the CEO of Canada’s largest Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, dies in mysterious circumstances, he takes the password to $250 million of customers’ funds to the grave.A group of horrified investors refuses to accept the official narrative. They believe Gerry’s ‘death’ has all the hallmarks of an ‘exit scam,’ that he is still alive and has run off with their money. This is the thrilling story of their investigation into a dark world where no one and nothing is what it seems. Will they be able to unravel the mystery at the heart of Quadriga, find Gerry Cotten, and finally get their money back?"

Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King trailer

Watch the trailer for the documentary below: