S5 E7: Torsten Hoffmann on his new Bitcoin film, "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains, and the Future of the Internet"

Published: May 8, 2020, 8:29 p.m.

b'May 7th 2020 has marked the global release of Torsten Hoffmann\'s second documentary about Bitcoin, titled "Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains, and the Future of the Internet". In this interview, he talks about some highlights from the film. ================================================ Time stamps: 00:47 \\u2013 Introduction 2:17 \\u2013 Ticket prices and how the interviewees have changed since the last documentary (Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It) 4:18 \\u2013 Approaching Roger Ver and remaining objective in presenting the scaling debate 6:55 \\u2013 The explanatory animations in the documentary and reaching newbies 9:00 \\u2013 The documentary\'s 3 chapters 11:26 \\u2013 Why maximalists should pay more attention to the film before dismissing it 12:00 \\u2013 Roger Ver going from Bitcoin Jesus to Bitcoin Judas 14:30 \\u2013 Travelling around the world to film interviews 14:55 \\u2013 Xapo\'s huge underground military storage facility 17:40 \\u2013 Working on the film for 6 years 18:30 \\u2013 Why watching the documentary in the cinema is a different experience 19:15 \\u2013 Why Bitcoin documentaries made by community members are better 20:31 \\u2013 The hero\'s journey 21:00 \\u2013 The chapter about the history of the internet 22:08 \\u2013 Mining innovation and using the cheapest kind of energy 23:54 \\u2013 Why Bitcoin helps make energy more efficient 24:34 \\u2013 Managing to distinguish between Bitcoin and scams in a way that doesn\'t create confusion 25:17 \\u2013 Interviewing the inventor of ERC20 and confronting him with the scams he enabled 28:00 \\u2013 Another ICO mania? 29:25 \\u2013 The Ponzi psychology and human greed 30:20 \\u2013 Is "Cryptopia" a conversation starter for nocoiners? 32:20 \\u2013 What would Torsten change to his documentary? 33:45 \\u2013 What would Vlad add to the documentary? 34:15 \\u2013 Starting the project from the Bitcoin "Civil War" and removing parts to make it all less confusing 35:15 \\u2013 Scaling Bitcoin 36:49 \\u2013 Bitmain and SegWit 37:28 \\u2013 The Andreas Antonopoulos quote that didn\'t make the final cut 38:25 \\u2013 Should altcoins exist? 39:09 \\u2013 Why maximalism is fascinating to Torsten Hoffmann 40:26 \\u2013 Why Ethereum sucks 42:40 \\u2013 Why BS V sucks 43:39 \\u2013 A certain character who lives in London, files patents, and claims to have invented Bitcoin. Why does he belong in this film? 46:08 \\u2013 Gigabyte blocks are a myth 47:53 \\u2013 Interviewing Calvin? 49:21 \\u2013 How was the feedback for "Cryptopia"? 51:15 \\u2013 A newbie would have sucked at producing a documentary like this 52:39 \\u2013 Why do projects need blockchains? 54:41 \\u2013 DHL has been tracking items for years without blockchains 56:08 \\u2013 Closing notes'