Top 11 Crypto Movies You Need to Watch

Increased public attention to cryptocurrency and the rising popularity of blockchain technology has made crypto a feature of daily lives in the short span of several years. This has not gone unnoticed by filmmakers, who set out to explore the topic in serious and, sometimes, comedic ways. While crypto as the central plot point has mostly featured in documentaries, it is not unheard of for it to make an appearance in fiction, both live-action and animated.A documentary film by Bitkan, a Bitcoin trading services provider that offers a peek into the history of the decentralized blockchain from China’s perspective, while covering the worldwide Bitcoin community as well. The founders of some companies in the Chinese crypto space appear in the movie, such as Jihan Wu from Huobi.The film follows Daniel Mross, a computer programmer and a crypto-enthusiast, who got into Bitcoin in 2011. The documentary was intended to educate people about cryptocurrency and accelerate the development of blockchain technology. Filled with interviews with Bitcoin pioneers like Erik Voorhees, Charlie Shrem, and Mark Karpeles, the film introduces everymen to the world of cryptocurrency by telling both success stories as well as downfalls.Narrated by Keanu Reeves, this film follows the events surrounding Silk Road, Bitcoin, and the dark web. Centered around the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the creator of Silk Road, the film features interviews with writer Andy Greenberg and developer Amir Taaki.“I am Satoshi,” named after a mythical Bitcoin creator, is an argumentative project that discusses the advantages of using cryptocurrency over traditional currencies and payment systems. Similarly featuring interviews with the biggest personalities in the crypto world, the documentary presents a study of Bitcoin in relation to the global financial system.Telling the story of Roland, a student from Uganda in the US, “Bitcoin in Uganda” serves as an example of…