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Lights, Camera, Action! An Anthology of Feature Films about Bitcoins

Published 09/13/2018, 03:20 PM
Updated 09/13/2018, 04:41 PM
Lights, Camera, Action! An Anthology of Feature Films about Bitcoins

In 2009-2010 cryptocurrency was mentioned only on specialized sites for cryptography, but now it is the hottest talk of the town, discussed in TV shows and even featured the films.

Cinema-men always know what's hot and what's not. They follow trends, and now the latest thing is Bitcoin.

Let's see how the moviemaking industry has exploited the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies.

The Good Wife - the first appearance

According to the crypto community's wide-spread belief, the first mention of bitcoin in fictional films goes back to 2012, in The Good Wife, which was a CBS legal procedural drama about a lawyer Alicia Florrick played by Julianna Margulies. In one of the episodes of the show, Alicia helps to protect a programmer who invented a new digital currency against the Treasury Department. That was the first time when moviemakers referred to the legal and political aspects of a cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin in TV shows

After that, bitcoins were mentioned in many TV shows, including Mr. Robot, iZombie, and The Blacklist. Oddly enough, in the Almost Hu...


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