Are you still watching? Netflix documentary on the Bitfinex hack is underway...
Streaming and production giant Netflix will soon produce a documentary series on the infamous Bitfinex hack — one of the biggest financial crimes from 2016 stealing 119,756 Bitcoin — worth $72 million at the time.
The Netflix documentary will be centered around a New York-based couple and their link to laundering nearly 120,000 BTC tied to the crime.to Netflix, the documentary will be directed by American filmmaker Chris Smith with Nick Bilton as the co-executive producer. The announcement read: “Netflix has ordered a documentary series about a married couple’s alleged scheme to launder billions of dollars worth of stolen cryptocurrency in the biggest criminal financial crime case in history.”
The plot is based on two main characters — Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan — the NYC couple linked to the 120,000 BTC heist and their involvement in laundering the stolen funds.