Bitcoin movies as a new genre would go crazy
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Bitcoin has shown up as either a major or minor plot point in a bunch of movies or shows of varying quality. Here are 3 that come to mind:
In the veeerrryyy 2013 Series "Almost Human" Bitcoin dispensaries are everywhere. You see the logo prominently in street scenes.
There was some Thai thriller called "Bitcoin Heist" in 2016 that I never saw, but I remember r/Bitcoin going nuts for.
And then the piece de resistance -- 2020's "MONEY PLANE", featuring Kelsey "I need the work" Grammer in a generation-defining role as Darius Emmanuel Grouch III, aka The Rumble.
Money Plane, check. I'll throw it on ๐ค
In a world where digital currencies rule the global economy, XRP-Ripple, a powerful crypto conglomerate, emerges as the dominant force in the financial world. With sleek branding, deep political ties, and a promise of fast, โgreenโ transactions, XRP claims to be the future of money.
But behind closed doors, the companyโs top executives are fighting a hidden warโnot with regulators or banks, but with their greatest threat: Bitcoin.
Threatened by Bitcoinโs decentralized, censorship-resistant, and immutable nature, XRP launches a covert campaign to eliminate its only real rival. Through a web of NGOs, media partners, and lobbying firms, they orchestrate a global psyop by framing Bitcoin mining as an environmental disaster. Headlines scream about carbon footprints, fabricated stats flood social media, and โeco-consciousโ influencers unknowingly push XRPโs narrative.
As governments begin to consider mining bans and public sentiment turns, a group of independent cypherpunks, economists, and environmental scientists band together to uncover the truth. They expose the manipulation, reveal Bitcoinโs actual renewable energy usage, and highlight its incorruptible monetary properties.
The final act unfolds at the World Digital Finance Summit, where XRPโs CEO unveils a vision of a controlled, compliant future. But the tide has turned. The world sees through the illusion. Bitcoin, like its blockchain, endures.
XRP collapses under scrutiny, its credibility destroyed. In the ashes of their deceit, Bitcoin rises, not as a company, but as an idea. Pure. Pristine. Unstoppable.
The Ledger War is a high-stakes crypto thriller about truth vs. control, and the enduring power of decentralization.
In about a year thereโs going to be a great movie plot to base a screenplay on when Coinbase blows up from fucking around with customer funds.
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