Bitconned

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

At the height of the Bitcoin boom, Ray Trapani and his friends created a debit card for cryptocurrency. Even though the technology didn’t work and the card was a scam, Centra Tech was making millions of dollars a day. But anyone looking at the operation would discover cut-and-paste business plans, fake executives, and glitchy technology. Bitconned lets Trapani tell his story of fun, fame and fraud as he awaits sentencing for the first high-profile case of the crypto era. Was it real? No. But did it work? Maybe. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Bryan Storkel. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Bitconned yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind
0:19.2	your favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary film, BitCon.
0:27.0	We didn't know anything about this fucking business,
0:30.0	but it didn't matter at all.
0:32.0	It was too easy.
0:33.2	We lied, we cheated, and made millions of dollars.
0:37.7	And now I'm facing over 100 years.
0:40.5	Today we're talking to director Brian Storkle.
0:43.0	At the height of the Bitcoin boom, Ray Trapani and his friends created a debit card for
0:47.8	cryptocurrency.
0:48.8	Even though the technology didn't work and the card was a scam,
0:53.0	Centratech was making millions of dollars a day.
0:56.0	But anyone looking at the operation would discover cut and paste business plans,
1:00.0	fake executives, and glitchy technology.
1:03.6	Once they tried to pass themselves off to the New York Times as legitimate,
1:06.9	the whole thing fell apart.
1:08.8	Bitcoin lets Trepani tell his story of fun, fame, and fraud as he awaits sentencing for the first high-profile case of
1:16.1	the crypto era.
1:17.6	Was it real?
1:18.6	No.
1:19.6	But did it work?
1:20.6	Maybe.
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