Adam Back

From the 2008 financial disaster arose Satoshi Nakamoto, who released the Bitcoin protocol, then disappeared forever. Since then, over $2T has been poured into this decentralized digital alternative to the US dollar. Has the digital revolution arrived or is the promise too great? Unbanked explores how millions may find financial freedom by becoming their own banks and cutting out the middleman.

From Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Cullen Hoback (HBO's Q: Into the Storm), this revealing documentary dives into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, known as Satoshi Nakamoto. More than a decade after Nakamoto's disappearance, Hoback immerses himself with key players, uncovers never-before-seen clues, and humorously unravels Bitcoin's chaotic beginnings and meteoric rise. As blockchain forces the world to reconsider the very nature of money, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery offers a thrilling, globe-spanning investigation into the intentions of the cryptocurrency's enigmatic inventor – exploring a future in which a yet unknown entity could stand to become the richest person on Earth and what might happen if Bitcoin were woven into our daily lives.