Silk Road forums
Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: conradhann on August 07, 2013, 04:53 am
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just got listed as a jr member finally, been on here purchasing for awhile, had this discussion in newbie forums .just wondering, if silk road ever got shut down, could you imagine the film/documentary that would be made about it? yahno, becoming a hard drug smuggler overnight and whatnot, itd be quit the show to watch in the movies !
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I'm fairly sure I heard recently that a movie on the invention etc of Bitcoins is in the pipeline. Also I could have just been in a drug induced fantasy world and its possible its not a memory so if anyone else has heard ? it'd be nice to no my heads not entirely mush. ;D I'm pretty sure The Road would get a mention in that movie.
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edit: Looks like it was planned but not enough funds..
found this-
A crop of Bitcoin enthusiasts has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a film about the digital currency.
“Bitcoin: The Movie” will require a minimum of $100,000 to make (but they’ll amp up international coverage if donations reach $150-200,000).
“The fact that Bitcoin is relatively unknown can also act as the catalyst to making a good film,” would-be producer Andrew Wong writes. “A good Bitcoin documentary will play an important role in educating the public and helping them adopt to a new currency.”
The team is offering the usual Kickstarter swag for donations — Tshirt, posters, DVDs, private screenings, your name in the credits, etc.
Bitcoin reached highs north of $250 before a calamitous fall in April. This week it is trading at around $90.
Though it’s off its early July lows, the digital currency’s major problem has always been confidence. Presumably, a film would help elucidate Bitcoin’s benefits (and shortfalls) for a wider audience.
In a cruel twist, however, Kickstarter does not accept Bitcoin donations.
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then this -
“Bitcoin: The Movie”, a film about bitcoin, has had its crowdfunding page pulled just two weeks after it launched.
The movie, which was to be a documentary on the socio-economic impact of the currency around the world, was raising its money using Kickstarter, the popular four-year-old crowdfunding site, based not far away from the movie team’s own New York office.
Andrew Wong, the entrepreneur behind the movie, launched the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter on July 16, and had scheduled the project to run until August 15, with a crowdfunding goal of $100,000. However, late last week, the crowdfunding site unexpectedly suspended the project. When Kickstarter pulled the plug, the movie had $15,896 pledged by 154 backers. Kickstarter works on an ‘all or nothing’ basis, meaning that money isn’t awarded unless the goal is met.
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I'm sure someone will make it one day.
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that was deffinatly interesting to find out, never knew about bitcoin the movie, hopefully it progresses , would love to see it