Actor Ben McKenzie, known from _Gotham_ and _The OC_, is directing a documentary titled _Everyone Is Lying To You For Money_, set to premiere at SXSW London in June 2025. The film features interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, and Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of Celsius, captured prior to the failures of their respective companies. McKenzie aims to explore the persistent myths surrounding cryptocurrency. Following the FTX collapse in November 2022 and a personal pivot towards criticizing crypto in 2021, he collaborated with Jacob Silverman to create the documentary. Besides interviews with Bankman-Fried and Mashinsky, it will discuss El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's links to cryptocurrency, particularly following the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021. Bankman-Fried is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence after being convicted of multiple felony charges, while Mashinsky is awaiting his sentencing, scheduled for May 8, 2025. The documentary's revelations about the interviews remain uncertain, as McKenzie has not yet commented further on the film's content.

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