The Bitcoin Phenomenon (2014)

The Bitcoin Phenomenon

2014

Documentary

Synopsis

In 2008, an anonymous idealist published a paper under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto which described a digital currency or online payment system; the system was introduced as open-source software in 2009. Four years later, the value of all bitcoins was in the billions of dollars. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; the management of transactions and the issuance of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network. Because bitcoin is public by design, it is not owned or controlled by any government or bank.

Credits

Director

Bhu Srinivasan

Cast

Angela Keaton as Herself

Bennett Hoffman as Himself

Erik Voorhees as Himself

Fred Ehrsam as Himself

Gavin Andresen as Himself

Jeremy Liew as Himself

Peter Vessenes as Himself

Trace Mayer as Himself