Is the bitcoin dream over?
Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin promised to upend the financial system and replace conventional money with assets outside the control of governments and banks. Yet a single tweet can cause its value to rise or fall sharply. This volatility makes it a lousy medium of exchange. Instead bitcoin has now become an asset class. Its future is far from certain. El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, while other countries, such as China, are closing the door on it. In this film we explore the disruptive forces of the bitcoin frenzy and ask whether cryptocurrencies can deliver on their promise.