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Spoiler Alert: Kurt Russell's 'Crypto' Movie Isn't Crypto, It's Just Really Bad

CoinDesk goes to the movies to review "Crypto," a new film that claims to be about cryptocurrency – but doesn't follow through.

Updated Sep 13, 2021, 9:05 a.m. Published Apr 17, 2019, 4:15 p.m.
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Daily memecoin volume slumped to just under $5 billion this month after surging more than 760% to near $87 billion in 2024 as interest in the pop-culture crypto tokens evaporated.

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