Ben McKenzie, an actor known for his papers in television programs that include Gotham and OCHe will make his debut as a director in a scathing documentary about cryptocurrency.
According to the report of the deadline of April 29, McKenzie wrote, directed and produced the documentary Everyone is lying to you for moneyProjuding in Sxsw London in June. The film presents images of 2022 of the former CEO of FTX Sam “SBF” Bankman-Frito and former CEO of Celsius Alex Mashinsky before his respects of respect folded.
“Why does the false history of cryptography continue to spread?” McKenzie said, according to the deadline. “That is the question that proposed to answer with this movie.”
Working with New Republic staff writer Jacob Silverman, McKenzie turned a paper in Hollywood to speak against many of the problems surrounding the cryptocurrency in 2021. After the collapse of the FTX Senate that investigates in an Atefigatization exchange.
In addition to the interviews with SBF and Mashinsky, the documentary will explore the connections of the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, with Crypto. Bukele jumped to fame in the industry after proposing that El Salvador recognizes Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender in 2021.
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It is not clear what, in any case, could be revealed in the interviews of Bankman-Fried and Mashinsky. Cointelegraph contacted McKenzie to comment, but did not receive an answer at the time of publication.
Bankman-Frito in prison, Mashinsky could soon continue
The former FTX CEO has been the subject of other documentaries, interviews and a book by Michael Lewis. Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven charges for serious crimes related to his role in the FTX collapse and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024.
Mashinsky, who declared himself guilty of two positions for serious crimes as part of an agreement with American prosecutors in December 2024, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 8. The authorities requested that a judge impose a 20 -year sentence to former CEO or Celsius.
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