The perfect currency architecture was presented by a mysterious genius under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto during the 2008 global financial meltdown. No transaction costs are incurred when you transfer bitcoins worldwide with the simple click of a button. Although nobody knows Nakamoto's true identity, his invention of the first decentralised cryptocurrency has taken the world by storm in only a few years.
The exchange rate of Bitcoin has been rising steadily, and banks and governments have begun noticing that it is a product they cannot ignore despite being dismissed as dangerous and of interest only to criminals. Bitcoin's history, how it works, and what lies ahead are explored in this documentary.