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While this sent
Bitcoin's value skyrocketing, its reputation
was easy pickings. It's untraceable,
and that makes me think that the real purpose of
Bitcoin is to use it for drugs or to buy weapons illegally. Although anarchists like Amir
were loving it, the emerging generation
of corporate Bitcoiners wanted to improve its image,
give Bitcoin a friendlier face. reporter:
Bitcoin Jesus himself
joins us on the phone. - Roger, great to have you back.
- Roger Ver
Hello, everyone. Thank you for having me again. Roger Ver
put millions of dollars into some of
the first Bitcoin startups, eventually rendering him
a billionaire. But, when Roger first heard
about Bitcoin, he had what's best described as a near-religious
experience. Got so excited about Bitcoin
and didn't sleep for a week and literally had to be
taken to the hospital, and they gave me a sedative
Bitcoin's value skyrocketing, its reputation
was easy pickings. It's untraceable,
and that makes me think that the real purpose of
Bitcoin is to use it for drugs or to buy weapons illegally. Although anarchists like Amir
were loving it, the emerging generation
of corporate Bitcoiners wanted to improve its image,
give Bitcoin a friendlier face. reporter:
Bitcoin Jesus himself
joins us on the phone. - Roger, great to have you back.
- Roger Ver
Hello, everyone. Thank you for having me again. Roger Ver
put millions of dollars into some of
the first Bitcoin startups, eventually rendering him
a billionaire. But, when Roger first heard
about Bitcoin, he had what's best described as a near-religious
experience. Got so excited about Bitcoin
and didn't sleep for a week and literally had to be
taken to the hospital, and they gave me a sedative
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While this sent
Bitcoin's value skyrocketing,
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its reputation
was easy pickings.
00:00:06.013 --> 00:00:07.924
It's untraceable,
and that makes me think
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that the real purpose of
Bitcoin is to use it for drugs
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or to buy weapons illegally.
00:00:13.387 --> 00:00:16.724
Although anarchists like Amir
were loving it,
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the emerging generation
of corporate Bitcoiners
00:00:19.999 --> 00:00:22.098
wanted to improve its image,
give Bitcoin a friendlier face.
00:00:23.106 --> 00:00:25.316
reporter:
Bitcoin Jesus himself
joins us on the phone.
00:00:25.316 --> 00:00:27.652
- Roger, great to have you back.
- Roger Ver
Hello, everyone.
00:00:27.652 --> 00:00:28.736
Thank you for having me again.
00:00:29.999 --> 00:00:31.364
Roger Ver
put millions of dollars
00:00:31.364 --> 00:00:33.825
into some of
the first Bitcoin startups,
00:00:33.825 --> 00:00:36.369
eventually rendering him
a billionaire.
00:00:36.369 --> 00:00:39.033
But, when Roger first heard
about Bitcoin,
00:00:39.033 --> 00:00:40.873
he had what's best described
00:00:40.873 --> 00:00:44.767
as a near-religious
experience.
00:00:44.767 --> 00:00:46.003
Got so excited about Bitcoin
and didn't sleep for a week
00:00:46.003 --> 00:00:47.713
and literally had to be
taken to the hospital,
00:00:47.713 --> 00:00:48.923
and they gave me a sedative.
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Movie Summary
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.
