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Review: Crypto Is a Surprisingly Fun Movie About Compliance
“Fuck” is the first word uttered in Crypto. It might also be yours after watching John Stalberg Jr’s claustrophobic movie about an anti-money laundering agent caught in a web of deceit, intrigue, and bad beer. Copious cryptocurrency references have no tangible impact on the plot, but serve as a running gag for bitcoiners intent on scrutinizing the movie for the slightest sign of inaccuracy.
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Thailand’s Largest Movie Theater Chain Set to Accept Cryptocurrencies
Major Cineplex Group, the largest movie theater chain in Thailand, is set to begin accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment for different services — like the purchase of movie tickets and popcorn.
Individuals will soon be able to purchase their popcorn and movie tickets with cryptocurrencies at Thailand’s largest movie theatre chain, Major Cineplex Group — according to local media The Nation.
A Beneficial Partnership
Major Cineplex Group has partnered up with the mobile app RapidzPay in a move to allow its users the ability to use cryptocurrencies to pay for various services at the movie theatre’s numerous locations.
Largest Movie Theater Chain in Thailand Going Crypto
Thailand’s largest movie theater chain, Major Cineplex, is reportedly integrating crypto payments to allow customers to pay for its services and products with cryptocurrency, including movie tickets and popcorn. Thailand recently began regulating crypto businesses. This week, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission started accepting license applications from crypto operators.
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Largest Cinema Chain in Thailand to Accept Crypto
The largest operator of movie theaters in Thailand is building a digital payment ecosystem in the country through a partnership with Swiss payment company Rapidzpay, the Nation Multimedia recently reported.
Hollywood Stars in Movie About Crypto Money Laundering
A crime thriller called Crypto is reportedly being filmed, featuring a money laundering agent and a case involving cryptocurrency. Among the cast of the movie are Hollywood actors Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth, Alexis Bledel, Beau Knapp, Jeremie Harris, and Vincent Kartheiser.
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A Crypto Thriller
An upcoming crime thriller called Crypto is currently filming in New York, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The cast includes a number of Hollywood stars including Kurt Russell, Luke Hemsworth, Alexis Bledel, Beau Knapp, Jeremie Harris, and Vincent Kartheiser, the media outlet detailed on Friday.
Alec Baldwin’s Lambo Movie Backed by Crypto Tech
This year it appears crypto is ready for its close up. Hollywood has come knocking in significant ways. Alec Baldwin (The Boss Baby, SNL, Mission Impossible), Antonio Banderas (Shrek, Zorro, Spy Kids), and Oscar-winning filmmaker Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar Baby) are presently filming Lamborghini. It’s a biographical movie about Ferruccio Lamborghini, namesake behind the ecosystem’s favorite icon for crypto wealth. Fittingly, it’s also co-produced by Tatatu, a social entertainment company run on blockchain tech.
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Blockchain Meets Movie Industry as White Rabbit Teams Up with Production Company K5
Blockchain start-up White Rabbit, developers of a browser plugin that allows users to legally stream movies and television series from any open streaming service, has announced a strategic partnership with K5 International, a subdivision of K5 Media Group, a renowned media production company that has produced Oscar-nominated films.
Financial details of the partnership, which was announced in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, where not disclosed, however, the deal conditions suggest that K5 will grant White Rabbit users access to its library of 50-plus movies while the company’s co-founder Daniel Baur will join White Rabbit’s advisory board. Further details of the details, however, remain undisclosed.
Blockchain for Movie Distribution as Film Released on the QTUM Platform
No Postage Necessary, an upcoming dramedy film by Two Roads Picture Co, will be the first movie to be released on the QTUM platform. In a partnership with Vevue, a P2P video distribution app running on the QTUM platform, the film will be uploaded onto the blockchain, made available for streaming through payments in cryptocurrency as of June 2018.