Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are a new and innovative technology but also quite controversial. Since the beginning, this technology gained a huge fan base among libertarians and crypto-anarchists. On the other hand, being a controversial technology also attracts haters and other kinds of dodgy personalities. All these characters combined creates an explosive atmosphere which could lead the crypto market out of control at certain times. As we all know this happened many times in the past already. As a result, many filmmakers in Hollywood are seeking an opportunity to create video content about the crypto markets. In this article, I’ll deep dive more in the best made documentary films so far about crypto.

Bigger understanding about crypto

In other words, if you are looking to educate yourself about Blockchain or gain some bigger understanding of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, you’ve come to the right place! It’s been a decade now since the introduction of Bitcoin and it’s been a bumpy road this far. Wanting to know why Bitcoin has been created among with the technology behind Blockchain and many more interesting facts? All will be covered in the next documentary films about crypto.

1.Banking on Bitcoin

This seminal documentary called “Banking on Bitcoin” is a must watch for anyone who wants to know more about the Blockchain space. A lot of famous characters from within the Bitcoin space are in this documentary. Examples of these people are :

• Charlie Shrem
• Erik Voorhees
• Gavin Andresen
• WinkleVoss Twins

This in-depth documentary lasts 83 minutes and gives you a look in the world of Bitcoin. Moreover, it gives you a brighter look in why Bitcoin has created and how it will shape ordinary people’s lives in the near future. The ideological battle between the centralized mainstream banks and the fringe utopists from the modern internet.

In other words: Long Bitcoin, short the banks! It’s created in 2016 and available on Netflix.

2.The rise and rise of Bitcoin

This interesting documentary film takes a look at the journey of bitcoin as an online digital currency. If you are interested in crypto from within a macroeconomic perspective this movie will cover all related subjects. With this in mind, the innovative technology aspects like Blockchain or any other technical stuff isn’t part of this crypto documentary.

It features several early adopters and leading bitcoin startup entrepreneurs including Brian Armstrong, Gavin Andresen, and Margaux Avedisian. The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin documents the highs and lows of bitcoin over the years as well as the events that made the cryptocurrency make headlines. The filmmakers also take an in-depth look at what they call the “largest social-economic experiment ever conducted”.

It’s the first movie big production(2014) related to Bitcoin ever created and covers the early days of Bitcoin as a fast-growing technology.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/hkTWKviV3W2H/

3.Bitcoin: beyond the Bubble

It’s a more recent(2018) documentary film about the rising Bitcoin technology. The common theme about this best made documentary is trying to answer this question: What will happen if the Bitcoin and Blockchain industry develops to an extent that is beyond our imagination? 

Bitcoin and the underlying Blockchain technology is designed by default to put the regulation and creation of money away from government control and into the hands of ordinary people. As a result, this paradigm shift will have a big impact on the traditional monetary and banking system. Two well-known personalities from within the Bitcoin community called Tone Vays and Erik Vorhees being questioned.

4.Life on Bitcoin

Life on Bitcoin is an interesting crypto documentary film which shows us the perspective of actual using Bitcoin in daily life. It’s about a newlywed couple named Austin and Beccy Craig, who decided to live their first 90 days of married life only on Bitcoin. Back in 2013, Bitcoin the independent money from the internet was quite controversial and hated by traditional banks.

In this documentary, the couple wants to prove skeptics wrong about buying things with Bitcoin in daily life. Although back in 2013 the technology was in its infancy, it’s surprising to see how far they already could get with buying things with Bitcoin. As a matter of fact, this could be a very bullish indicator for Bitcoin in the years to come!

5.Ulterior States

This documentary film is not very known within the community but I’d like to mention this as a must-watch as well. The documentary is quite controversial which challenges our daily society at fundamental grounds. If you are a beginner in this new technology, I would advise you to watch the other documentaries first.

The documentary won the award for the Micro-Budget Feature category at the Berlin Independent Film Festival in 2018. It features many thought leaders in the Blockchain world and attempts to present an unbiased image of the crypto community.

Ulterior States aims to make a clear distinction between how cryptocurrency works and how the traditional banking system works. Furthermore, it brings forth the key advantages of using BTC and other crypto assets. it’s for free on Youtube now.

6. Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know it

The title sounds very definite and confronts you with the traditional money system right away. The documentary was released in 2015 and lasts 60 minutes. Like I explained above, this documentary movie covers the disrupting behavior Blockchain technology has on the traditional banking system.

This best made documentary directed by Torsten Hoffmann and Michael Watchulonis explores the history of money starting with the in-kind bartering of ancient times to the daily stock exchange trading on Wall Street. The film does not offer any definite answers. Instead, it raises legitimate questions about the role cryptocurrency will play in the financial world of the future.

7.Bitcoin in Uganda

Finally, this very short crypto documentary film covers the benefits of using Bitcoin and how it affects the lives of people in developing nations like Uganda. The short film shows how a Ugandan student by the name of Ronald depends on his family in the US to send him money for tuition payments. Ronald’s brother-in-law suggested to his wife that she should start sending Ronald bitcoin after enduring frustrations with the expensive and slow legacy money transfer systems such as MoneyGram or Western Union.

Bitcoin in Uganda is a great documentary for anyone interested in seeing how bitcoin is changing lives and empowering people in emerging economies. In total, the documentary film lasts only 5 minutes and is created in 2014.

Conclusion

Watching movies or documentaries are subjective and it totally depends what type is your favorite. This list covers some subjects considering Blockchain technology for beginners as it also brings up more difficult ones. Do you have a must-watch which should be on the list above? Leave it in the comments!