The engineer is one ofQuadriga's 115,000 clients who are out of luck after the suddendeath of the firm's founder left C$190 million in cryptocurrenciesprotected by his passwords unretrievable. (Photo:Shutterstock)
(Bloomberg) –Tong Zou wasn't a stereotypical crypto-bro bent on accumulating flashy trophiessuch as Lamborghinis when he deposited his life savings intoQuadriga CX's digital exchange.
The 30-year-old software engineer, who'd been working inCalifornia for seven years, just wanted to save a few bucks ontransfer fees after deciding to move to Vancouver. It proved to bea C$560,000 ($422,000) mistake.
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