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Director Greta Gerwig's reimagined and self-empowered Barbie would love Bitcoin. (Elena Mishlanova/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Is 'Big Barbie' Energy
Director Greta Gerwig's reimagined and self-empowered Barbie would love Bitcoin, author and influencer Aubrey Strobel writes.
Director Greta Gerwig's reimagined and self-empowered Barbie would love Bitcoin. (Elena Mishlanova/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Images from “The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie.” (Atrium)
First Animated Film Funded by a DAO Brings Nouns NFT Collection to Life
Led by former animators for Pixar, Netflix and Marvel, “The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie” has a budget of $2.75 million and is said to be the first animated film funded by a DA...
Images from “The Rise of Blus: A Nouns Movie.” (Atrium)

Nouns NFT collection (OpenSea)
NounsDAO Approves Proposal for Feature-Length NFT Movie
The decentralized autonomous organization will move ahead with plans to produce an animated film based on its popular 8-bit NFT characters.
Nouns NFT collection (OpenSea)

LOTR FOTR Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring: Rivendell Closeup Gallery (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
Warner Bros. Is Transforming the Original ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Into a Web3 Experience
The entertainment company has big plans to create a WB ‘Movieverse’ and adapt other films in its archives into multimedia NFTs.
LOTR FOTR Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring: Rivendell Closeup Gallery (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)

Director Quentin Tarantino settles a lawsuit with Miramax over NFTs. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Quentin Tarantino Reaches Settlement With Miramax in ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit
The director’s copyright infringement saga is finally being put to rest.
Director Quentin Tarantino settles a lawsuit with Miramax over NFTs. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

(Alex Litvin/Unsplash)
(Crypto) Action! Indie Movie Studio Received $10M in Bitcoin for Shares in October
Angel Studios’ 2021 fundraise featured Uncorrelated Ventures and Gigafund, the Elon Musk-aligned VC.
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(Julie Pacino, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
Julie Pacino: Eliminating Middlemen in Film
“The market is going to decide what’s good, not some dude in a suit.”
(Julie Pacino, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Inside the Bored Ape Yacht Club–themed pop-up burger restaurant in Long Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Bored Apes Go Hollywood With Coinbase-Produced Movie Trilogy
The trio of films will tie into the launch of Coinbase’s long-awaited NFT marketplace.
Inside the Bored Ape Yacht Club–themed pop-up burger restaurant in Long Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Kevin Smith (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
Kevin Smith to Issue ‘Comedy-Horror’ Film as NFTs on Secret Network
Quentin Tarantino, another filmmaker, released his “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on the same Cosmos-based blockchain in November.
Kevin Smith (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

Quentin Tarantino speaks during a panel discussion at NFT.NYC on Nov. 2, 2021. (Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Quentin Tarantino to Release ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs, Flouting Miramax Lawsuit
The famed director is moving forward with his Secret Network NFT sale later this month.
Quentin Tarantino speaks during a panel discussion at NFT.NYC on Nov. 2, 2021. (Amir Hamja/Bloomberg via Getty Images)