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  • Unbanked (2025)
  • 85 min | Documentary
Unbanked (2025)
85 min | Documentary

During economic uncertainty, Bitcoin emerges as an alternative to traditional banking. A deep dive into the digital currency revolution reveals both its revolutionary promise and inherent contradictions.
Producer
David Kuhn (producer)
Composer
Cinematographer
Tom Bergmann (director of photography)
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Updated May 27, 2025

Release date
Jun 20, 2025 (United States)
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73 cast members
Name Known for
Mr. G
Self - The Recycling Guy Self - The Recycling Guy   See fewer
Clyde Vanel
Self - NY State Assembly Member Self - NY State Assembly Member   See fewer
Abubakar Nur Khalil
Self - CEO & CTO, Recursive Capital, Bitcoin Core Contributor (as Abubakar Nur-Khalil) Self - CEO & CTO, Recursive Capital, Bitcoin Core Contributor (as Abubakar Nur-Khalil)   See fewer
Gur Huberman
Self - Professor of Behavioral Finance, Columbia Business School (as Prof. Gur Huberman) Self - Professor of Behavioral Finance, Columbia Business School (as Prof. Gur Huberman)   See fewer
Aarika Rhodes
Self - Elementary School Teacher Self - Elementary School Teacher   See fewer
Yusuf Abdul-Ali
Self - Founder, The Bitcoin Classic Self - Founder, The Bitcoin Classic   See fewer
Niall Ferguson
Self - Historian & Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Stanford University Self - Historian & Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Stanford University   See fewer
Brian Brooks
Self - Former Acting US Comptroller of the Currency & Former Board Member, FDIC & Fannie Mae Self - Former Acting US Comptroller of the Currency & Former Board Member, FDIC & Fannie Mae   See fewer
Nic Carter
Self - Founding Partner, Castle Island Ventures Self - Founding Partner, Castle Island Ventures   See fewer
Michael Saylor
Self - Executive Chairman, Strategy Self - Executive Chairman, Strategy   See fewer
Mike Green
Self - Chief Strategist, Simplify Asset Management Self - Chief Strategist, Simplify Asset Management   See fewer
Mike Novogratz
Self - Founder & CEO, Galaxy Digital Self - Founder & CEO, Galaxy Digital   See fewer
Alex Gladstein
Self - Human Rights Foundation Self - Human Rights Foundation   See fewer
Gloria Zhao
Self - Bitcoin Core Maintainer Self - Bitcoin Core Maintainer   See fewer
Adam Back
Self - Co-Founder, Blockstream Self - Co-Founder, Blockstream   See fewer
Jack Dorsey
Self - Co-Founder, Twitter & Block Self - Co-Founder, Twitter & Block   See fewer
Yan Pritzker
Self - Author, 'Inventing Bitcoin', Co-Founder, Swan Self - Author, 'Inventing Bitcoin', Co-Founder, Swan   See fewer
Pete Rizzo
Self - Editor, Bitcoin Magazine Self - Editor, Bitcoin Magazine   See fewer
Jack Mallers
Self - Founder, Zap and Strike Self - Founder, Zap and Strike   See fewer
Jeff Snider
Self - Head of Global Research, Alhambra Investments Self - Head of Global Research, Alhambra Investments   See fewer
Erik Voorhees
Self - Founder, Shapeshift Self - Founder, Shapeshift   See fewer
Sigal Mandelker
Self - Former Under Sec. of the Treasury (Terrorism and Financial Intelligence) Self - Former Under Sec. of the Treasury (Terrorism and Financial Intelligence)   See fewer
Samantha Messing
Self - Writer & Bitcoin Advocate Self - Writer & Bitcoin Advocate   See fewer
Peter Schiff
Self - CEO, Euro Pacific Capital & Chairman, SchiffGold Self - CEO, Euro Pacific Capital & Chairman, SchiffGold   See fewer
Andrew Miller
Self - Co-Founder, Tulip Valley Farms Self - Co-Founder, Tulip Valley Farms   See fewer
Jim Grant
Self - Founder, Grant's Interest Rate Observer Self - Founder, Grant's Interest Rate Observer   See fewer
Hong Fang
Self - President, OKX Self - President, OKX   See fewer
Ted Cruz
Self - Senator, Texas (as Sen. Ted Cruz (TX)) Self - Senator, Texas (as Sen. Ted Cruz (TX))   See fewer
Matt Lohstroh
Self - Co-Founder, Giga Energy Self - Co-Founder, Giga Energy   See fewer
Brent Whitehead
Self - Co-Founder, Giga Energy Self - Co-Founder, Giga Energy   See fewer
JohnPaul Baric
Self - CEO, MiningStore (as JP Baric) Self - CEO, MiningStore (as JP Baric)   See fewer
Chad Harris
Self - CEO, Whinstone Self - CEO, Whinstone   See fewer
Jason Les
Self - CEO, Riot Self - CEO, Riot   See fewer
Christine Hallquist
Self - Former CEO, Vermont Electric Cooperative Self - Former CEO, Vermont Electric Cooperative   See fewer
Meltem Demirors
Self - CSO, CoinShares Professor, MIT & Oxford Self - CSO, CoinShares Professor, MIT & Oxford   See fewer
Kyle Murphy
Self - Co-Founder, PlebLab Self - Co-Founder, PlebLab   See fewer
Conor Okus
Self - Director of Bitcoin Services, Bedford Football Club Self - Director of Bitcoin Services, Bedford Football Club   See fewer
Didi Taihuttu
Self - Owner, Bitcoin BamBamBeachBar Self - Owner, Bitcoin BamBamBeachBar   See fewer
Obi Nwosu
Self - CEO, Fedi Self - CEO, Fedi   See fewer
Bernard Parah
Self - Co-Founder, Bitnob Self - Co-Founder, Bitnob   See fewer
Jeronimo Ferrer
Self - Bitcoin Tour Operator Self - Bitcoin Tour Operator   See fewer
Borja Martel
Self - Co-Founder, Lemon Cash Self - Co-Founder, Lemon Cash   See fewer
Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar
Self - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Argentina Self - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Argentina   See fewer
Agustín Kassis
Self - La Crypta Self - La Crypta   See fewer
Rodolfo Andragnes
Self - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Argentina Self - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Argentina   See fewer
Marcello Cavazzoli
Self - Co-Founder, Lemon Cash Self - Co-Founder, Lemon Cash   See fewer
Marcos Lynch
Self - Crypto Valley Project Self - Crypto Valley Project   See fewer
Juan Ravettio
Self - Bitcoin Advisor Self - Bitcoin Advisor   See fewer
Sebastian Carsdio
Self - Bitcoin Technician & Researcher Self - Bitcoin Technician & Researcher   See fewer
Ojoma Ochai
Self - Co-Director, B Trust & Managing Partner, The Creative Economy Practice Self - Co-Director, B Trust & Managing Partner, The Creative Economy Practice   See fewer
Arthur Hayes
Self - Co-Founder, BitMEX Self - Co-Founder, BitMEX   See fewer
Alan Rechtschaffen
Self - Trustee, The Wilson Center, Washington DC & Adjunct Professor, NYU Law Self - Trustee, The Wilson Center, Washington DC & Adjunct Professor, NYU Law   See fewer
Landon Cassill
Self - NASCAR Driver, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana Self - NASCAR Driver, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana   See fewer
Chris Hare
Self - CEO, PRTI Self - CEO, PRTI   See fewer
Fred Thiel
Self - CEO, MARA Self - CEO, MARA   See fewer
Mike Brune
Self - Former Executive Director, Sierra Club Self - Former Executive Director, Sierra Club   See fewer
Jonathan Logan
Self - Harlem Bitcoin Self - Harlem Bitcoin   See fewer
Daniel Modell
Self - Harlem Bitcoin Self - Harlem Bitcoin   See fewer
Shakib Farah
Self - Harlem Bitcoin Self - Harlem Bitcoin   See fewer
Jesse Cervantes
Self - Harlem Bitcoin Self - Harlem Bitcoin   See fewer
Shah Ramezani
Self - Founder, Noah Self - Founder, Noah   See fewer
Lamar Wilson
Self - Founder, Black Bitcoin Billionaire Self - Founder, Black Bitcoin Billionaire   See fewer
Gary Ackerman
Self - U.S. Congressman, NY (archive footage) Self - U.S. Congressman, NY (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Bankman-Fried
Self - Founder, FTX (archive footage) Self - Founder, FTX (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Buffett
Self - Chairperson of Berkshire Hathaway (archive footage) Self - Chairperson of Berkshire Hathaway (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Durbin
Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) (as as Sen. Dick Durbin) Self - Senator, Illinois (archive footage) (as as Sen. Dick Durbin)   See fewer
Bernie Madoff
Self - Ponzi Scheme Financier (archive footage) Self - Ponzi Scheme Financier (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Maher
Self - Host, Real Time with Bill Maher (archive footage) Self - Host, Real Time with Bill Maher (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlie Munger
Self - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (archive footage) Self - Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerome Powell
Self - Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (archive footage) Self - Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (archive footage)   See fewer
Ross Ulbricht
Self - Founder, Silk Road (archive footage) (as Dread Pirate Roberts) Self - Founder, Silk Road (archive footage) (as Dread Pirate Roberts)   See fewer
Elizabeth Warren
Self - Senator, Massachusetts (archive footage) (as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA)) Self - Senator, Massachusetts (archive footage) (as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA))   See fewer
Janet Yellen
Self - United States Secretary of the Treasury (archive footage) Self - United States Secretary of the Treasury (archive footage)   See fewer
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