Craig Wright gets the Hollywood treatment in controversial new Bitcoin movie

Bitcoin has weathered crashes, regulators, and years of skepticism without really faltering. Hollywood, on the other hand, is about to put it to a tough test. A $70 million movie, starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, and Pete Davidson, tells its story — and presents Craig Wright as its creator. A thesis however swept aside by the British justice system. In the crypto community, the response is seriously uneasy. Could the greatest danger for bitcoin this time come from the studios?

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When Tinseltown decides to rewrite Bitcoin’s origin story

On paper, the project has all the makings of a blockbuster: a renowned director, Doug Liman (known for “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), a four-star cast with Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher, all for $70 million. What is striking, however, is the subject chosen for such an investment: bitcoin, and more precisely its founding myth, Satoshi Nakamoto.