Open Source Money — Five Part Blockchain Documentary Kicks Off Five Weekend Series July 4, 2020 – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

Open Source Money, a groundbreaking five-part, five-weekend, documentary series about the rise of Disney-incubated blockchain company, Dragonchain, and the global evolution of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology kicked off on Discovery Science Channel July 4, 2020.

The documentary series follows the untold, heroic story of Joe Roets, the founder of Dragonchain, a US-based blockchain technology company launched in 2017 that fueled public interest in cryptocurrency worldwide.

The documentary follows Joe and entrepreneurs around the United States who encounter major resistance from the US Government and SEC, as they attempt to advance the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.

Each episode highlights major contributors in the cryptocurrency revolution, including notable figures Patrick Byrne, Brock Pierce, Joe Roets, and companies Disney, Facebook and others. Open Source Money is directed by J.D. Seraphine and executive produced by Benjamin Gerry and J.D. Seraphine of Vision Tree Media, who is also producing the film Atari in partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio’s company, Appian Way.

Overall humanity is at a crossroads and the future of money as we know it will be transformed by Blockchain and the new internet of Value.

Open Source Money is the first series to be fully financed through cryptocurrency with a series budget over $1 million and a premiere on cable broadcast television.

The awesome and groundbreaking five-part documentary series about Dragonchain, and covering the global evolution of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology Open Source Money, will continue for another four Saturdays.

1. Episode 1 – July 4, 10:00am EDT/ 7:00am PDT
2. Episode 2 – July 11, 10:00am EDT/ 7:00am PDT
3. Episode 3 – July 18, 10:00am EDT/ 7:00am PDT
4. Episode 4 – July 25, 10:00am EDT/ 7:00am PDT
5. Episode 5 – August 1, 10:00am EDT/ 7:00am PDT

Produced by Vision Tree Media, Open Source Money is the first series to be fully financed through cryptocurrency.

The 5-part documentary series features the story of Dragonchain, a US-based blockchain technology company that helped fuel public interest in cryptocurrency worldwide.

Additionally, fans of the series who promote Open Source Money can earn rewards for driving digital engagement from a $50,000 USD campaign via Raiinmaker, with rewards paid fractionally based on specific metrics such as earned likes, comments, shares, and views. Fans can join the Raiinmaker campaign with Open Source Money by signing up here.

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In his 20s, he sailed around the world on small yachts and wrote a series of travel articles called, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Seas’ travelling by hitching rides on yachts (1989) in major travel and yachting publications. He currently lives in Groningen, the Netherlands where he has set down his anchor to raise a family and write. Founder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015) and director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He has written over 2500 articles on Blockchain technology and startups at Blockchain News and has also published in Harvard Business Review, Venturebeat, Wired, The Guardian and a number of other publications.

Kastelein has an Honorary Ph.D. and is Chair Professor of Blockchain at China’s first blockchain University in Nanchang at the Jiangxi Ahead Institute software and Technology. He has over a half a decade experience judging and rewarding some 1000+ innovation projects as an EU expert for the European Commission’s SME Instrument programme as a startup assessor and as a startup judge for the UK government’s Innovate UK division. Kastelein has spoken (keynotes & panels) on Blockchain technology at over 50 events in 30+ cities.

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