It has taken Netflix just three days to commission a documentary about the $3.6 billion in Bitcoin seized in the U.S. 👀 The series on Bitfinex will be directed by Chris Smith, who worked on other hit Netflix docs including FYRE and Tiger King 📺
It'll tell the tale of how Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan allegedly tried to clean the tainted crypto by using fake identities and buying physical gold.$3.6 billion
in Bitcoin that has been seized in the U.S. — and the husband-and-wife team who stand accused of attempting to launder the stolen crypto. The streaming service has announced that it is ordering a series that will focus on "the biggest criminal financial crime case in history." It'll tell the tale of how Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan allegedly tried to clean the tainted crypto by using fake identities and buying physical gold — "all while investigators raced to track the money's movement on the blockchain."
The as-yet-untitled program is going to be directed by Chris Smith, who worked on other hit Netflix documentaries includingHe's also going to be joined by executive producer Nick Bilton, who previously authored a book on Ross Ulbricht calledViewers may have a little bit of a wait on their hands before they get the opportunity to watch the documentary. Legal proceedings are now active in the U.S. — with Lichtenstein and Morgan facing up to 20 years in jail if they are convicted.
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