Bitcoin films are just starting to take off into the mainstream. It is exciting to be a part of the early stages of this growing global network – an industry, if you will. Today, Bitcoin is in the middle of its transition from the early adoption to perhaps what we may look back on as the beginning of mainstream acceptance; we’ve certainly reached mainstream acknowledgement. And with the droves of people hearing about Bitcoin for the first time, there are plenty of questions looking for answers.

Setting out to answer them is filmmaker Nicholas Mross and his Bitcoin enthusiast brother Daniel Mross in their recently released documentary “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin” which follows Daniel’s exploration of Bitcoin’s early days by visiting developers like Gavin Andresen and entrepreneurs like Roger Ver and the Winklevoss twins, to controversial figures like Mark Karpeles and Charlie Shrem. This film paints a portrait of the cryptocommunity from its inception in ’09 to the open-ended future prevailing past the beginning of 2014. With a running time of 1 hour, 36 minutes, this film may be a great way to more clearly introduce the concept of cryptocurrencies to a wide audience.