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Banking on Bitcoin
Documentary · 2016
Not since the invention of the Internet has there been such a disruptive technology as Bitcoin. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public, and the ire of the regulators the technology had subverted. After landmark arrests of prominent cyber criminals Bitcoin faces its most severe adversary yet, the very banks it was built to destroy.
The sides of Banking on Bitcoin
- The early pioneers of Bitcoin
- The Silk Road arrests
- Banks and regulators against a new currency
Banking on Bitcoin is good for you if…
- you want to know who decides what money is.
- you're curious about the online black markets that ran on Bitcoin.
- you like a true story of a technology growing from a few coders to the headlines.
Banking on Bitcoin is bad for you if…
- you need one person to follow, not a series of interviews.
- you can't follow talk of blockchains, miners and cryptography.
About: money · freedom · control
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