Films and TV series today are a tool for transmitting information that is used not only for leisure or dopamine generation, but also to shape worldviews, inspire or provide necessary knowledge. Each movie or series tells us a whole story, reflecting a part of the world and raising, important issues. Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the cyptocurrency market are no exception.
In this article, we've compiled a few movies and shows that may change your worldview and understanding of crypto. Perhaps they will teach you something new, give you a direction or prompt you to take concrete action. Have a great time watching them!
Crypto movies and series
Ever since the first bull run in 2014, the cryptocurrency market has been a phenomenon that attracts the attention of all kinds of people. Easy money, crazy volatility, world-famous companies, the biggest frauds and crashes in the history of finance - all this arouses interest and inspires stories, so let's start with several popular movies related to crypto:
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King: Netflix documentary based on the story of the real crypto exchange Quadriga, whose funder disappeared without a trace. The site itself is dubbed a Ponzi scheme, though we've seen it somewhere before, only there the main character was with curls. So far only the trailer is available, but it's worth waiting for the release. Could be interesting and entertaining.
Crypto: an American thriller about the story of a young Wall Street banker who investigates financial fraud involving cryptocurrency. The film touches on several topics related to cryptocurrency, including money laundering, hacking and the ability of decentralized finance to stand up to the banking system;
CRYPTO Official Trailer (2019) Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth Movie HD - YouTube
Deep Web: The film focuses on the history of the illegal Silk Road trading site and, among other things, raises the question of what role cryptocurrencies played in the formation of Silk Road. It's half fiction, half documentary that helps us understand where the States got the few thousands of BTC that periodically pour into the market.
Life On Bitcoin: A 2014 documentary about a young married couple trying to live for 90 days using only bitcoin to pay for expenses. The film was released during the first bitcoin hype and shows how far the world is from the narrative of crypto massadopny. But now, in 2023, it allows us to assess how the trend has changed over 9 years;
Films on the birth of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the most well-known brand and financial backbone of the crypto market. Many have heard of it, but not everyone fully understands the technical and ideological foundations of Bitcoin. Well, the story of Bitcoin's emergence shrouded in the romantic mystery of Satoshi Nakamoto is an artistic story in itself. Here are some films that will help you better understand the first cryptocurrency:
Banking on Bitcoin: documentary on the history, current state and future of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The film covers various aspects of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, including the technology, economic implications and cultural significance as well as pointing out the risks involved in investing in crypto. Banking on Bitcoin is often called the best film about BTC.
The Bitcoin Phenomenon: another documentary about bitcoin. It's also about the technology and the social and economic impact of the first cryptocurrency, but the topic itself is revealed through interviews with various experts. It will also be useful for newcomers to better understand the emergence and basics of cryptocurrencies.
Where Did Bitcoin Come From? - The True Story: A documentary exploration of the history of bitcoin's emergence from Australian online media outlet ColdFusion. The film is rather amateurish, but in its exploration of the reasons and prerequisites for the emergence of bitcoin goes back several decades, allowing us to understand how the idea of cryptocurrency payment systems came about in the first place.
The Rise And Rise Of Bitcoin: the film reveals the history of bitcoin through the life of programmer Dan, who first becomes a miner and then becomes deeply integrated into the bitcoin community. The study covers such events as the rise and fall of the Mt. Gox exchange, the Silk Road scandal, and the emergence of the first altcoins. A good sequel to the previous film about the beginnings of bitcoin.
