[4] Patryn had not been using a proxy address; allowing authorities to identify him with the assistance of a confidential informant within the group.
[6][7] He publicly denied that the two identities are related, but an investigation by the Globe and Mail confirmed the name changes with the Canadian government.
[8] Patryn co-founded Quadriga Fintech Solutions, operator of the crypto exchange QuadrigaCX, with Gerald Cotten.
[10] In January 2022, Patryn was allegedly revealed to be 0xSifu, an anonymous individual who co-founded and was elected to manage the treasury at the DeFi cryptocurrency Wonderland,[11] one of the most popular projects in 2021.
[12] When this happened, demands resulted in him resigning from the position as many erroneously assumed him to be Cotten when doxxed simply as "the quadriga guy".