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When Liliana Pertenava<\/a> decided to go all-in on crypto by investing $2,000 in a mining rig in 2017, she went so far down the crypto rabbit-hole she decided to make a documentary about it. If you’re locked-down and looking for something to watch, you could do worse than sit down and watch “Crypto Rush<\/a>,” which just went live on Vimeo today (8AM PT \/ 11AM ET \/ 4PM BST \/ 5PM CEST), and is available free for the first 100 TechCrunch readers to grab one of these codes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Covering blockchain technology, its applications and the culture that surrounds it, Pertenava’s 90-minute documentary led her to meet such characters as a tribe of iconoclasts living in a small cabin in the Swiss Alps, using cheap, hydroelectric energy to mine cryptocurrency while living like monks. She also meets crypto-miner David Carlson in Seattle, Wash., who built the world’s largest crypto-farm, only to later go bankrupt.<\/p>\n It’s also likely to prompt feelings of nostalgia, not just for the heady days of crypto but also the fact that people are actually hanging out with each other (OMG).<\/p>\n To that point, stymied by COVID-19, Pertenava has decided to go through Vimeo to release the movie, so that people can watch it at home. “Also, since it’s a road movie, I hope to feed everyone’s wanderlust while the world is on lockdown,” she says.<\/p>\n A former broadcaster in Russia, Pertenava was intrigued by the decentralized nature of blockchain tech. “I felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland, exploring this strange world and its colorful characters,” said Pertenava. “We live in a world where digital technologies are transforming reality. I wanted to emphasize the stories of people, especially women, taking part in these technological developments.”<\/p>\n Blockchain <\/a> advocate Toni Lane Casserly<\/a>, who tragically passed away recently<\/a>, also features, speaking about the concept of when nations might compete for our citizenship. Her predictions about this are not to be missed.<\/p>\n Made in collaboration with Steven Pape, a director who has worked with James Cameron, the film will be available for streaming worldwide today and 10% of the funds gathered through streaming will be donated to organizations battling COVID-19 and organizations supporting female entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Mike Butcher<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Liliana Pertenava decided to go all-in on crypto by investing $2,000 in a mining rig in 2017, she went so far down the crypto rabbit-hole she decided to make a documentary about it. If you’re locked-down and looking for something to watch, you could do worse than sit down and watch “Crypto Rush,” which just went … Continue reading Relive the heady days of crypto with the ‘Crypto Rush’ documentary<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading <\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Crypto-Rush-promo-shot.jpg\")
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