Bitconned

{{Short description|2024 Cryptocurrency documentary}}

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Bitconned is a true crime documentary film released by Netflix on January 1, 2024. The film was directed by Bryan Storkel.{{Cite web |last=Fequiere |first=Roxanne |date=2024-01-01 |title=Bitconned Is a Cryptocurrency Cautionary Tale |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/bitconned-release-date-cast-news |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Tudum |publisher=Netflix |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Bitconned' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It? |date=2 January 2024 |url=https://decider.com/2024/01/02/bitconned-netflix-review/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |language=en-US}}

The film follows the three founders of Centra Tech as they raised more than $32 million in a fraudulent initial coin offering.{{Cite web |last=Lopatto |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-01-12 |title=Bitconned is a scammer's guide to crypto |url=https://www.theverge.com/24035066/bitconned-ray-trapani-centra-tech |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=The Verge |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Stimolo |first=Stefania |date=2023-12-18 |title=Netflix: the film Bitconned about the crypto scam by Ray Trapani and Centra Tech coming in January 2024. |url=https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2023/12/18/netflix-the-film-bitconned-about-the-crypto-scam-by-ray-trapani-and-centra-tech-coming-in-january-2024/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=The Cryptonomist |language=en-US}}

The documentary is being adapted by the film's producers into a podcast series called Creating a Con: The Story Behind Bitconned.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2024-03-22 |title=Netflix Feature Doc 'Bitconned' Being Adapted Into Podcast Series |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/bitconned-podcast-series-ray-trapani-1235866278/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Creating a Con: The Story of Bitconned |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-creating-a-con-the-story-154844169/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=iHeart |language=en}}

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