Blockchain x Cryptocurrency Recommended Movie List
Besides barbecuing and admiring the moon, have you thought about what to do during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday? In addition to science fiction movies related to the Metaverse such as "Ready Player One" and "The Matrix," there have also been many movies, albums, or documentaries related to cryptocurrency recently.
The following is a collection of 5 cryptocurrency movies and related albums. If you don’t want to go out in crowds during the holidays, then stay at home and watch the drama together!
Five must-watch blockchain-themed movies and albums
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King
The film records the mysterious death of Gerald Cotten, co-founder of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, and the "disappearance" of tens of thousands of users' assets worth approximately $250 million.
In 2013, Cotton founded QuadrigaCX, Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange at the time, just as cryptocurrencies were beginning to take off. But in December 2018, he died during his honeymoon in India, and Cotton happened to be the only person who had the private key to the cryptocurrency in the exchange.
Was Cotton's death a coincidence, or was it murder? How can these victims get back their large assets on the exchange? Through this movie, you can see the craze that sparked when cryptocurrency first took off, as well as one of the exchange mysteries in the history of cryptocurrency.
Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet
This movie may not be as interesting as the previous one, but it is definitely a movie worthy of reference for newbies who want to know more about cryptocurrency.
"Cryptocurrency World: Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Future of the Internet" is a 2018 documentary that not only won multiple awards, but also interviewed Vitalik, the co-founder of Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin (also known as "Vitalik") and Litecoin founder Charlie Lee and other spiritual leaders in the crypto.
This film mainly explores the potential of blockchain technology and its impact on the future of the Internet. The film interviews many industry experts and discusses the characteristics of blockchain technology, such as decentralization, security and transparency, as well as decentralized applications. At the same time, it also discusses the potential impact of blockchain technology on industries such as finance, healthcare, and the sharing economy, as well as the challenges faced by blockchain technology.
Although the film only received a 6.8 rating on the film review website IMDB, if you want to know why this group of people in the crypto admire blockchain technology so much, you can also consider watching this documentary.
Mr. Robot
The content of the TV series "The Matrix" has been well received because it has always been related to the trends and trends in real life. The protagonist of the story, Elliot Anderson, is a security engineer during the day, but at night he transforms into a hacker, hacking into the people around him and secretly helping them solve problems. Until one day, he was recruited by a mysterious underground hacker organization and joined the hacker organization "Anti-Society".
Starting from Season 2, viewers will see a large number of cryptocurrency plots, from money laundering schemes using cryptocurrency to the digital currency Ecoin of the multinational company "E Corp". However, it is a pity that Netflix will remove this series from the shelves in 2022. If you want to watch it, you may have to pay to watch it from other legal sources.
"Financial Scandal: Bringing Down Wirecard Fraud" (Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard)
This film is adapted from a large-scale fraud case in Germany. In June 2020, 1.9 billion euros in cash on the account of the German financial services company Wirecard "disappeared". After tracing by accountants, not only could this asset not be found, but the accumulated liabilities were as high as 3.2 billion euros. Subsequently, Wirecard filed for bankruptcy and its CEO was arrested on fraud charges.
Although this film does not have much to do with cryptocurrency, this real event had a great impact on the crypto at the time. Because at that time, many encrypted charge card companies such as Crypto.com, Wirex, TenX and Cryptopay, as well as the new financial company Revolut, all used Wirecard's e-commerce services at that time. After the incident broke out, these crypto debit card companies were greatly affected and began to cooperate with other payment processors.
Banking on Bitcoin
This film is adapted from a large-scale fraud case in Germany. In June 2020, 1.9 billion euros in cash on the account of the German financial services company Wirecard "disappeared". After tracing by accountants, not only could this asset not be found, but the accumulated liabilities were as high as 3.2 billion euros. Subsequently, Wirecard filed for bankruptcy and its CEO was arrested on fraud charges.
Although this film does not have much to do with cryptocurrency, this real event had a great impact on the crypto at the time. Because at that time, many encrypted charge card companies such as Crypto.com, Wirex, TenX and Cryptopay, as well as the new financial company Revolut, all used Wirecard's e-commerce services at that time. After the incident broke out, these crypto debit card companies were greatly affected and began to cooperate with other payment processors.
Banking on Bitcoin
"Bitcoin Bank" is a 2016 documentary. This film completely records the creation of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto, as well as the subsequent emergence of the Bitcoin community, the first Bitcoin transaction in history, and the first Bitcoin exchange. , and the rise and fall of the first wave of trading markets.
The film interviews many well-known Bitcoin professionals, such as business owners, engineers and investors, and shares their views on Bitcoin technology, culture and future. As traditional businesses and investors become more interested in Bitcoin, this documentary also discusses legal and regulatory issues that are of great concern to the world.
Easter eggs
Although most of the movies related to cryptocurrency seem to be "not that interesting", maybe as cryptocurrency becomes more and more important (or more and more super dramatic tragedies), maybe there will be more interesting movies in the future. Cryptocurrency movies emerge.
Finally, since it’s not a movie or an album, I have to introduce it as a little easter egg at the end. But this interesting (maybe for some people, scary?) short film is really recommended for all newbies who want to get into the crypto to watch it. After all, in the world of cryptocurrency, such a story of extreme joy and sorrow is definitely very likely to happen!
Sources: cointelegraph , IMDb ,The Cryptonomist , sensoriumxr
Review editor: Gao Jingyuan
