# Banking on Bitcoin (2016)

> An accessible documentary charts Bitcoin’s rise from underground experiment to a disruptive challenge aimed at banks, regulators, and traditional financial power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/287718

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Director: Christopher Cannucciari
- Cast: Wences Casares, Nathaniel Popper, Alex Winter, Rand Paul, Cameron Winklevoss, Andy Greenberg, Tyler Winklevoss, Michael Casey
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5033790/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: investigative, technologically curious, politically charged, technology film night, finance discussion

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