In 2022, the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapsed and, according to estimates, about a million people and various investors lost their funds – debts were valued at USD 3.1 billion. By the way, various secrets of FTX came to light, such as the fact that client funds were transferred without their will and consent from the FTX exchange to the Alameda Research fund. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried also speculated on the so-called tokens issued by , and everything had the character of a financial pyramid. Cutter Hodierne’s film is to focus on a group of Reddit users who lost all their money in the course of this gigantic scandal as a result of this scam.
Reddit users planned to kidnap an influencer. There will be a movie about it
The screenplay for “Cold Wallet” was written by John Hibey, with whom the director previously created the widely acclaimed film “Fishing Without Nets”. This time they will focus on four heroes – they are Reddit users who have invested in FTX. When the stock market crashed, they found out they were left stranded and lost everything they had. As retaliation for their losses, they planned to kidnap a “financial influencer” who convinced them to invest in cryptocurrencies and thus dragged them into a financial pyramid.
The main roles will be played by Raúl Castillo (known, among others, from “The Inspection”), Tony Cavalero (he appeared, for example, in the HBO comedy series “The Righteous Gemstones”), Melonie Diaz (you can see her in “The First Purge”) and Josh Brener (viewers may recognize him from “Silicon Valley”). The first of the actors emphasizes that he cannot adequately express how happy he is to work with Cutter on his new film. In an interview with “” Castillo emphasized that he is a great fan of the film “Fishing without nets” and has a feeling that the director has come up with something new and revealing this time. “He and the producers put together an amazing crew and a perfectly matched cast. I’m proud to share the screen with each of these people,” said the actor.
Source: Gazeta
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