''Deep Web: The Untold Story of Bitcoin and the Silk Road''
is a 2015 documentary-film directed by
Alex Winter
Alexander Ross Winter (born July 17, 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. He played the slacker Bill in the 1989 film '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' and its sequels '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and '' Bill & Ted Fa ...
, chronicling events surrounding
Silk Road,
bitcoin
Bitcoin ( abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is a decentralized digital currency that can be transferred on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network. Bitcoin transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public di ...
and
politics
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...
of the
dark web
The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on '' darknets'': overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access. Through the dark web, private computer networks can commu ...
.
Covering the trial of
Ross Ulbricht
Ross William Ulbricht (born March 27, 1984) is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network an ...
, the documentary features interviews with ''
Wired
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...
'' writer
Andy Greenberg
Andy Greenberg is a technology journalist serving as a senior writer at ''Wired'' magazine. He previously worked as a staff writer at ''Forbes'' magazine and as a contributor for Forbes.com. He has published the books '' This Machine Kills Secrets ...
and developer
Amir Taaki
Amir Taaki ( fa, امیر تاکی; born 6 February 1988) is a British-Iranian anarchist revolutionary, hacktivist, and programmer who is known for his leading role in the bitcoin project, and for pioneering many open source projects. Forbes ...
. ''Deep Web'' features narration from actor
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in ''Youngblood'' (1986). H ...
. The film premiered at the 2015
South By Southwest
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film festival, and aired on the
Epix
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network on May 31, 2015.
See also
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Darknet market
A darknet market is a commercial website on the Dark Web, dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor (anonymity network), Tor or I2P. They function primarily as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving Illegal drug trade, dru ...
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Ross Ulbricht
Ross William Ulbricht (born March 27, 1984) is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network an ...
* ''
Silk Road''
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2015 documentary films
2015 films
American documentary films
Bitcoin
Dark web
Darknet markets
Documentary films about the Internet
Documentary films about crime in the United States
Films about cryptocurrencies
Films directed by Alex Winter
Films produced by Alex Winter
Films with screenplays by Alex Winter
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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