Bitconned
A sharp true-crime documentary follows cryptocurrency scammers who turn investor hype into millions and extravagant lives.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- scathing
- tense
- cynical
- true crime night
- technology documentary viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the documentary as a scathing and engaging account of cryptocurrency fraud and the people who profited from it.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film centers on cryptocurrency profiteering and the exploitation of investors in a lightly regulated market.
Ray Trapani, Robert Farkas, and Sohrab Sharma appear as themselves while recounting their roles in the scam.
The protagonists use scam proceeds to bankroll lavish lifestyles, making visible the rewards they pursued.
Bitcoin and the freewheeling cryptocurrency market provide the film's defining social and economic milieu.
Films like Bitconned, and why
The Tinder Swindler
true-crime documentary treatment of financial fraud, charismatic perpetrators, and the mechanics of a large-scale scam
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
investigative documentary about financial deception, lavish lifestyles, and public fascination with alleged wrongdoing
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
crime documentary examining fraud, deception, and the collapse of an apparently successful financial enterprise
Movie Details
- Director
- Bryan Storkel
- Release Date
- 2024-01-01
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (66)
Cast
- Ray Trapani
- Robert Farkas
- Sohrab Sharma
- Sam Bankman-Fried
- Damian Williams
- Bo Butterworth
- Etika
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bitconned about?
- A sharp true-crime documentary follows cryptocurrency scammers who turn investor hype into millions and extravagant lives.
- What is Bitconned like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bitconned as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bitconned violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Bitconned.
- What did critics think of Bitconned?
- Critics broadly praise the documentary as a scathing and engaging account of cryptocurrency fraud and the people who profited from it.
- Which films are like Bitconned?
- Films with a similar feel include The Tinder Swindler, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened.
- How long is Bitconned?
- Bitconned runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bitconned?
- In United States, Bitconned streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
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