Documentary · 2022 · released
Bond to Unbind
An experimental documentary exploring El Salvador's groundbreaking decision to make Bitcoin legal tender and challenge US Dollar hegemony. The film examines ideological and economic implications of a nation adopting decentralized currency as official money alongside traditional financial systems.
The Bitcoin angle
The film is fundamentally about Bitcoin adoption at the nation-state level. It documents El Salvador's historic decision to make Bitcoin legal tender alongside the US Dollar, challenging traditional monetary systems and exploring themes of financial sovereignty, independence from dollar hegemony, and the radical potential of decentralized currency.
Sources
IMDbFinancial Times — Bitcoin bond and El Salvador's economic strategyBitfinex — Documentary coverage of El Salvador's Bitcoin adoptionDW — Bitcoin in Latin America documentary series
