Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery is a 2024 documentary film, directed and produced by Cullen Hoback. It explores the origins of the crypto currency Bitcoin and the identity of its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Directed by | Cullen Hoback |
Written by | Cullen Hoback |
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Cinematography | Cullen Hoback |
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Music by | John Morgan Askew |
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Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
It was released on October 8, 2024, by HBO.
Premise
editExplores the origins of the crypto currency Bitcoin and the identity of its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.[1][2]
Production
editFollowing the completion of Q Into the Storm, Adam McKay asked Cullen Hoback to make a documentary film revolving around Satoshi Nakamoto. Hoback agreed only if they could gain access to suspects, eventually gaining access to Adam Back.[3] Hoback didn't want to bring the project to HBO until he had a working theory.[4]
Reception
editThe documentary claims that former Bitcoin developer Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto.[5][6] Todd denied that he was Nakamoto, stating that it was "ludicrous" and "grasping at straws" and criticized Hoback by saying that it was "ironic that a director who is also known for a documentary on QAnon has resorted to QAnon style coincidence-based conspiracy thinking here too".[6]
References
edit- ^ Carey, Matthew (October 4, 2024). "HBO's 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' Sets Out To Unmask Secretive Creator Of World's Most Valuable Crypto Currency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims". POLITICO. October 3, 2024. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Schindel, Dan (October 9, 2024). ""Cat and Mouse": Cullen Hoback Confronts the Bitcoin Creator Mystery in 'Money Electric'". International Documentary Association. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (October 9, 2024). "Has Bitcoin's Elusive Creator Finally Been Unmasked?". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Bambrough, Billy. "Who Is Peter Todd, The Man Named By HBO As Bitcoin's Mystery Creator Satoshi Nakamoto?". Forbes. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Roberts, Jeff John. "HBO doc reveals Bitcoin creator is Peter Todd—that's wrong but 'Money Electric' is still a good watch". Fortune Crypto. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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