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Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Cullen Hoback investigates the origins of Bitcoin and its anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, exploring the potential of this cryptocurrency on the global financial system and who could hold immense power if it became mainstream.

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Cullen Hoback

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HBO Documentary Films,Hyrax Films,Hyperobject Industries,Hello Pictures

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Self - Filmmaker

Self - Bitcoin 'Ambassador'

Self - 'Uncle Richi'

Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Self - CEO, Blockstream

Self - Bitcoin Journalist

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Self - Early Bitcoin Developer

Self - Bitcoin Jesus

Self - Economist

Nouriel Roubini

Self - Early Bitcoin Developer

Self - Cryptographer

Self - YouTube Star

Self - Politician

Self - Serbia

Philip Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia

Self - Prime Minister, Montenegro

Self - Founder, Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin

Self - Founder, Twitter

Self - Congressman, El Salvador

William Soriano

Self - Chief Scientist, Bitcoin Foundation

Self - Co-Founder, FTX

Sam Bankman-Fried

Self - Developer, PGP Corporation

Self - Retired US Congressman

Self - Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Blockstream

Gregory Maxwell

Self - President of Argentina

Self - President of Colombia

Self - Chairman, Federal Reserve

Self - Senator, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren

Self - 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

Craig Steven Wright

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Jamie Dimon:
Every day, you know,
you have nonstop Bitcoin. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Jamie Dimon: Every day, you know, you have nonstop Bitcoin.

I could care less
what Bitcoin trades for, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

I could care less what Bitcoin trades for,

If you're stupid enough to buy, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

If you're stupid enough to buy,

YouTuber:
Bitcoin is a fucking scam. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

YouTuber: Bitcoin is a fucking scam.

Bitcoin is worthless. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Bitcoin is worthless.

Brian Kelly:
Bitcoin's dead again! - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Brian Kelly: Bitcoin's dead again!

Bitcoin is simply gonna implode
before you know it. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Bitcoin is simply gonna implode before you know it.

Cullen Hoback: Despite all
the doomsday prophecies, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Cullen Hoback: Despite all the doomsday prophecies,

Andy Court:
When you ask about the creator, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Andy Court: When you ask about the creator,

There's these things
called nerds. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

There's these things called nerds.

And in 2008, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Which, I think,
are the Japanese words - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Which, I think, are the Japanese words

This anonymous character had
developed quite a following. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

This anonymous character had developed quite a following.

Who do you think
he really is? - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Who do you think he really is?

Well, someone probably knew. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Well, someone probably knew.

...who you'll
get to know soon enough. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

...who you'll get to know soon enough.

And then, every country
in the world - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And then, every country in the world

And that's why he went
to such great lengths - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And that's why he went to such great lengths

How often do you pay with it? - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

How often do you pay with it?

You probably use your card
for just about everything. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

You probably use your card for just about everything.

But the cool thing about cash, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

But the cool thing about cash,

Speaker:
"We've gone cashless." - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Speaker: "We've gone cashless."

In fact, there are quite
a few things about the dollar - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

In fact, there are quite a few things about the dollar

...the idea that Bitcoin - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

...the idea that Bitcoin

It takes a lot of electricity. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

It takes a lot of electricity.

...you win some
freshly minted Bitcoin. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

...you win some freshly minted Bitcoin.

And every 10 minutes,
you get another shot. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And every 10 minutes, you get another shot.

And the occasional
power outage. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And the occasional power outage.

Meaning I'd have to go
get my Bitcoin on an exchange, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Meaning I'd have to go get my Bitcoin on an exchange,

Designed to pull people away
from a financial system - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Designed to pull people away from a financial system

And Bitcoin provided
this glimmer of hope - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And Bitcoin provided this glimmer of hope

Asking you to put
your faith in math - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Asking you to put your faith in math

So, maybe that's why in 2021, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

So, maybe that's why in 2021,

This is El Salvador,
a Latin American nation - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

This is El Salvador, a Latin American nation

Then, the country began
accepting Bitcoin - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Then, the country began accepting Bitcoin

They started with misinformation
to the people, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

They started with misinformation to the people,

The president was betting - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

The president was betting

So, this is going
to make El Salvador - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

So, this is going to make El Salvador

This is the beginning of, uh,
nation-state Bitcoin FOMO. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

This is the beginning of, uh, nation-state Bitcoin FOMO.

The guy on stage
with the president - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

The guy on stage with the president

Samson worked for a company
that was trying to expand - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Samson worked for a company that was trying to expand

Like myself,
investors also had questions - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Like myself, investors also had questions

Just before
the launch of Bitcoin, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Just before the launch of Bitcoin,

They promised that e-gold
would be here this year, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

They promised that e-gold would be here this year,

If Bitcoin was successful, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

If Bitcoin was successful,

I don't think he would've
created this gift for the world - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

I don't think he would've created this gift for th...

He was more thinking
for the good of humanity. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

He was more thinking for the good of humanity.

And when it does, that's when
hyperbitcoinization kicks in. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And when it does, that's when hyperbitcoinization kicks...

Samson Mow:
Hyperbitcoinization is just, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Samson Mow: Hyperbitcoinization is just,

There are a handful
of countries - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

There are a handful of countries

Back in 2008,
the world came really close - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Back in 2008, the world came really close

Samson's boss
is a cryptographer - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Samson's boss is a cryptographer

His line of thinking is that
is a private conversation. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

His line of thinking is that is a private conversation.

Adam's company is
called Blockstream. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Adam's company is called Blockstream.

I had, you know,
a brief interaction, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

I had, you know, a brief interaction,

And-And, like, what happened?
We don't know. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And-And, like, what happened? We don't know.

Satoshi's wallet,
there's this huge sort of chest - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Satoshi's wallet, there's this huge sort of chest

It seems almost like a,
you know, a Bible story, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

It seems almost like a, you know, a Bible story,

Hoback
So, Adam, are you
planning any trips - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Hoback So, Adam, are you planning any trips

Adam Back:
I haven't really been
traveling that much lately. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Adam Back: I haven't really been traveling that much la...

We should start with just
an interview with you in Malta. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

We should start with just an interview with you in Malta.

If that sounds...
if that sounds good to you. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

If that sounds... if that sounds good to you.

When Adam moved to Malta, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

When Adam moved to Malta,

He just sent an email, um, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

He just sent an email, um,

What would become Satoshi's
famous white paper. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

What would become Satoshi's famous white paper.

Did you ever release the emails
that you had with Satoshi? - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Did you ever release the emails that you had with Satoshi?

- No.
- Was that to protect privacy - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

- No. - Was that to protect privacy

Yeah, kind of convention-- - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Yeah, kind of convention--

Like, nobody knows how to
reach this guy at this point, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Like, nobody knows how to reach this guy at this point,

But, we can look into
the group of people - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

But, we can look into the group of people

But, only a few predicted - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

But, only a few predicted

Which meant in a digital world, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Which meant in a digital world,

In the online realm,
in principle, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

In the online realm, in principle,

I mean, why should you lose
your rights just because - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

I mean, why should you lose your rights just because

But, the military,
and three-letter agencies, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

But, the military, and three-letter agencies,

And if you've ever used
a secure messaging app, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And if you've ever used a secure messaging app,

They understood
that in a future - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

They understood that in a future

And we're not talking about - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And we're not talking about

Over the years,
a few key cypherpunks - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Over the years, a few key cypherpunks

I'm just trying to imagine,
like, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

I'm just trying to imagine, like,

So, it could be somebody that
was on the cypherpunks list - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

So, it could be somebody that was on the cypherpunks list

Rachel-Rose O'Leary:
I think the question, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Rachel-Rose O'Leary: I think the question,

Um, and that maybe Satoshi
was a group of people - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Um, and that maybe Satoshi was a group of people

Rachel-Rose was
a journalist for CoinDesk. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Rachel-Rose was a journalist for CoinDesk.

Who just happened
to be her boyfriend. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Who just happened to be her boyfriend.

Amir Taaki is a British-Iranian
anarchist revolutionary - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Amir Taaki is a British-Iranian anarchist revolutionary

Drug Market Ultra - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

Drug Market Ultra

These days, the Bitcoiners, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

These days, the Bitcoiners,

But, part of it is because, - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

But, part of it is because,

And I was like-- I was out
of crypto for two years. - Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

And I was like-- I was out of crypto for two years.

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Cullen Hoback investigates the origins of Bitcoin and its anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, exploring the potential of this cryptocurrency on the global financial system and who could hold immense power if it became mainstream.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Cullen Hoback

Writer: Cullen Hoback

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Hyrax Films,Hyperobject Industries,Hello Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Oct 2024

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