What if all the currencies in the movie are Bitcoin?

[KevinRosa]

As soon as the new season of the American drama "Billions" began, the male protagonist "Federal Prosecutor" Chuck shut down a Bitcoin mine with his subordinates.

My point of view is very clear, that is, I hope that more and more cultural industries and film industries will promote Bitcoin. Although technology changes lives, I hope that Bitcoin will be known to more and more people and will continue to be widely used. Global consensus, I believe this is not just my personal thoughts.


Although more and more people are participating in Bitcoin, especially this year, the back-end servers of many exchanges have stalled due to the excessive number of newly registered users, and wallet addresses are increasing, but the normal application scenarios are very few.

I always believe that there are two things in our lives that are most important. Sometimes they are life-saving straws, and sometimes they are really terrible things. They are hope and habit respectively. Therefore, Satoshi Nakamoto brings us endless hope. We have to get used to using Bitcoin, I believe this day will come soon.

Why the first sentence is blue, because blue represents hope

[mk4]

They'll only use Bitcoin in their story only when it makes sense to do so. Why? Like it or not, local fiat currencies are still what the masses(the views in this case) think is "money". Quite unrealistic to hope that movie directors/studios will just randomly use and promote Bitcoin in their movies just to pump our bags.

[DapanasFruit]

They'll only use Bitcoin in their story only when it makes sense to do so. Why? Like it or not, local fiat currencies are still what the masses(the views in this case) think is "money". Quite unrealistic to hope that movie directors/studios will just randomly use and promote Bitcoin in their movies just to pump our bags.

Most likely, these directors and writers do not really fully comprehend Bitcoin though we have to understand that it is not their job to do and in cases where Bitcoin is mentioned it is because they can feel it is a big trend and they are just adding something to make us feel that they are in touch with things happening outside of their own industry. Anyway, thanks to OP for pointing us towards that great HOPE that push Satoshi Nakamoto to gave us Bitcoin and the blockchain technology. The saga of Bitcoin will continue in years to come and by the time of its 20th anniversary maybe we can look back if it has served the very reasons why it has been existing.

[pooya87]

We want bitcoin to be known and promoted as it really is and is meant to be, a censorship resistant global currency. But that is too boring for movies to show. Who would watch a movie where the protagonist uses a regular currency and nothing happens?! But when they shed a negative light on all of it and show bitcoin as this shady internet thing that is only used by criminals, etc. then it becomes a "movie" that they can sell.

Look at all the cases where bitcoin was used in movies. It is either as some get rich quick scheme or used to buy drugs!

[Obito]

It's not good for the story and for bitcoin for us to force it down the throats of the people, I mean I am sure that if bitcoin doesn't help the story, it will only make it cringey and make the story or the movie a shill. I think that making the right story and timing in putting it there is the much better way of approaching of promoting bitcoin without being too annoying.

[verita1]

We will surely continue to see movies with some plot and scenes about bitcoin as it becomes more popular, just as it happened when other technologies began their boom.
In particular, it gives me a lot of emotion to know about these films and that the big industries give us recognition as a community.

Bitcoin has become popular with all segments of the population and not just with industry experts.
Millions of people use Bitcoin on a daily basis for payments and blockchain for secure transactions and contracts. And that is why the film industry is so interested in this topic.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/hollywood-movies-bitcoin

January 26, 2016

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Then good, if currencies in Hollywood movies are bitcoin. But still, this is just movies, some story teller that most like is not accurate portrayal of bitcoin. But as others have been saying before, bad or good publicity is still publicity for us. I think it's better not to get excited to hear and see bitcoin in the wide screen, just my opinion.

[leea-1334]

My point of view is very clear, that is, I hope that more and more cultural industries and film industries will promote Bitcoin. Although technology changes lives, I hope that Bitcoin will be known to more and more people and will continue to be widely used. Global consensus, I believe this is not just my personal thoughts.

It will happen in time,,, do not you worry. Rememer, even the internet took a lot of time to be portrayed in the movies, and the early versions they showed were half accurate only (same as crypto now everyone is making one version for films but none of it really portrays the real stuff).

No need to rush and force acceptance. It will happen if we keep using it regularly and as normal!

[avikz]

As soon as the new season of the American drama "Billions" began, the male protagonist "Federal Prosecutor" Chuck shut down a Bitcoin mine with his subordinates.

Not sure about this particular American series. But the television industry have the power to influence people's mind. However, it is also important that bitcoin is shown in good sense and not in bad sense. That also has effect on people's minds.

If bitcoin is constantly shown as a hacker's tool or as a way to transact in dark web, that will bring bad popularity for bitcoin. On the other hand, if it shown as a normal currency system or a method of technically advanced paperless payment, then it would create good reputation. So all depends on that.

[Welsh]

They will do, Bitcoin's popularity has definitely reached a new high this year, with infulencers from various different outlets now promoting getting into cryptocurrencies, so naturally as people become more interested, movie directors will want to scratch that itch, and include Bitcoin in their movies. I'm actually surprised that Sci Fi movies haven't included Bitcoin more often that they do, in fact I don't actually know a science fiction movie that has included, only politics related movies.

Look at all the cases where bitcoin was used in movies. It is either as some get rich quick scheme or used to buy drugs!

To be fair, most fiat currencies are used in crime related movies, since that's what the movie fans like to watch. You kind of touched upon it, but no one is going to enjoy a movie about Bitcoin or fiat without some drama added too it. I don't think the movie makers are actually trying to make Bitcoin bad by showing it involved with drugs, and crime its just what sells to the public.

[adzino]

Lol, if all currencies in a movie was bitcoin, we would be seeing them waiting for hours in line while buying a coffee. Jokes apart, I doubt any movies would do that. It would be an unnecessary act/event. They would do it if it made sense to the plot. Or else they would just avoid it. Like how often do you see in movies that focuses on money?
But there are movies out there that is about bitcoin or at least talks about crypto currencies.

[michellee]

If they use bitcoin as their currency in their movie, that really helps the bitcoin popularity because many people will watch one of those movies and know the bitcoin existence. If they have a big curiosity about a new thing, they will try to search for bitcoin and follow what others did. The day for bitcoin to be used by many people out there will come. We will see only patience and wait for more and have faith that it will come true.

[AakZaki]

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Like how often do you see in movies that focuses on money?
But there are movies out there that is about bitcoin or at least talks about crypto currencies.

Yes, it's an old story and it's a classic problem, but it still makes Bitcoin more attractive. Looks like it will not happen, many people want cheap and safe costs. Of course they pay attention to the issue of cost, so I don't think it will be effective and it will cost quite a lot. They will choose another coin.

For money problem movies I'm not very interested in TV so I rarely see it. In the past some were just paper money robbery films, for crypto money in my country it is still rare.

[sapnu]

As long as the information about bitcoin is factual and helpful to make people further understand what it is, I see no problem having bitcoin involved in movies as a currency. It will end up becoming like an advertisement or help to make bitcoin more popular considering that many people are fond of watching movies. Also, it would be best if the movies comes from famous film producers so that the influence rate would be much faster and much higher. Nevertheless, we cannot really demand cause they are doing us a favor so whatever movie it is, as long as it does not destroy bitcoin's image, there would be no problem at all.

[masterrex]

IMO, I believe it was useful because it serves as a promotion for Bitcoin although it was only in the movies. But still, it served a purpose, As long as the movie is not portraying negativity against Bitcoin it's also useful like a series on NetFlix titled MoneyHiest Season 4 Bitcoin was also mentioned as a reference and in the latter part of the series they explain how paper money printed out from thin air. It makes sense that's why if more movies were using Bitcoin as a reference, the better.

[yhiaali3]

Yes, hope is very important, but hope without work means nothing. We must all work to spread the culture of crypto everywhere, especially among young people, because young people are hope. Movies are a very good way to spread the culture around Bitcoin.
But in my opinion the stupidity of governments is the most important and biggest propaganda to spread the culture of crypto, now we see how the whole world started to know about Bitcoin as a result of the campaign launched by China to ban Bitcoin mining.
Personally, I am very optimistic and have great hope that Bitcoin will spread in the future and become a global currency and accepted as a reliable method of payment all over the world.

[clint25n]

if indeed it is just a discourse then it is completely useless at least we need to re-apply it in films which will really help to promote crypto in the film world, especially for young people, so they can know how bitcoin itself works more positive things. For example, to start a business that is long-term and useful for future investment, especially for young people.

[haidil]

if adapting bitcoin into the storyline of the story will probably be very possible and there have been several films that have adapted bitcoin as the main story.
but if you want to use bitcoin as currency in a film, I think it's very ineffective because I don't think it will have any impact for those who adapt things like that and I think if implementing bitcoin into a currency in a film will be very boring
what's more, not everyone in the film industry knows about bitcoin so I think it will only have a small impact on bitcoin

[wxa7115]

They'll only use Bitcoin in their story only when it makes sense to do so. Why? Like it or not, local fiat currencies are still what the masses(the views in this case) think is "money". Quite unrealistic to hope that movie directors/studios will just randomly use and promote Bitcoin in their movies just to pump our bags.

True, after all the whole point of the entertainment industry is well... to entertain, but that does not mean that there are contexts in which this could be used and they could get away with it, for example if a movie or show is set in the future then they could use bitcoin or a clear reference to it on the show and get away with it.

If the show is about science fiction then they could show an alien race using a similar concept as they needed a form of money that could not be counterfeited and gold was so easily available to them and they could not longer use it as a currency, basically a good writer could insert bitcoin on their show given the show itself could go in that direction.

[uneng]

Movies seek for audience, so they will introduce any subject that is being commonly discussed by the society at the present moment to grab that public to the movie. Bitcoin popularity is increasing along the years and even more recently after the crash in price and statements from different celebrities and whales about the digital currency. Movies' directors will take this opportunity to turn all this talk talk into money for themselves.
I can't say I'm excited about introduction of bitcoin on movies because movies' industry isn't exciting anymore since at least a decade ago, but I hope it helps bitcoin adoption to increase, as movies have the power of captivating interest from the public for the elements presented on the film.