Why Bitcoin Became a Popular Star in American TV Series

Last year, Bitcoin played a major role in the TV series Mr. Robot, which aired on a U.S. website about hackers in an economic crisis.

Now, Sony Pictures' Crackle streaming platform has launched a new 10-episode TV series "StartUp", which tells the story of three strangers who are caught up in a digital currency conspiracy and evading the FBI.

The first episode of the series, starring Martin Freeman and Adam Brody, has been updated on Reddit. The "protagonist" of the digital currency in the series has extremely strong privacy, which makes it popular in the series. (Of course, strong privacy may not be the biggest advantage of Bitcoin)

"People may have heard of digital currency, but they don't understand how it actually works. They just see the headlines," Bitcoin expert Brian Stoeckert told CNBC. "This is also a way for them to follow the storyline and see the story from a unique perspective."

1. Plot Summary

The plot of the new TV series "StartUp" revolves around a digital currency company that uses illegal money to start its company under desperate circumstances, which attracts the attention of the FBI.

The one-hour series, which was sold in January, is set in Miami and was filmed on the island of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Freeman plays FBI agent Phil Rask, who has been committed to fighting financial crime, while Brody plays an intelligence financier whose father obtained a lot of money illegally. Despite this, he still decided to use the money to start his startup company, and trouble ensued. The show even features a Haitian gangster in his true colors.

The series is produced by Critical Content and Hollywood Gang Productions, with Tom Forman, Andrew Marcus, Ray Ricord, Gianni Nunnari and Shannon Gaulding as executive producers. The script was written by Ben Ketai, who also serves as executive producer and director of the series. Brody and Anne Clements serve as producers.

Overall, this drama can be described as a big production with an ultra-luxurious lineup.

2. Why has Bitcoin become a popular character in American TV series?

Bitcoin has been gradually accepted by the public due to its unique value attributes. Therefore, Bitcoin has appeared in many British and American TV series recently. For example, the entire plot of the new TV series mentioned above revolves around Bitcoin, and once again promotes Bitcoin to integrate into mainstream culture.

In fact, mainstream media began reporting on Bitcoin as early as 2013, when the price of Bitcoin soared to $1,200. Since then, Bitcoin has appeared in movies more than once. In the movie "Dope", Bitcoin is the center of the movie script and plays a vital role in the movie together with the dark web. Later, in the movie "Deadpool", Bitcoin appeared on the screen again as a means of payment for a small company.