A new documentary is in the works that explores the nuances of Bitcoin’s four-year cycle and traces Bitcoin founder David Bailey. $BTC Inc. and Chairman and CEO of Nakamoto Corporation (NASDAQ: NAKA) — through what filmmaker Parker Worthington describes as one of the film’s most important chapters. $BTC‘s history.
“It was a long game,” Worthington said on Bitcoin Magazine’s live desk at the Bitcoin 2026 conference.
The title of the documentary is a working title. It’s different this time Produced in collaboration with Michael Markle. The project began as a documentary focused on Bitcoin payments, with early footage shot in 2024 around the open source payments infrastructure.
But the scope expanded when Worthington began traveling frequently to shoot with Bailey’s team, first to Puerto Rico, where early discussions about taking the company public (as it was still referred to at the time) were just beginning to surface.
Those early rumblings quickly became the central thread of the film. This was followed by the public offering of nakamoto Inc., which was formed through a reverse merger with KindlyMD and raised approximately $710 million. At the time, it was one of the largest PIPE financings ever involving a digital asset company.
The documentary aims to capture the entire four-year cycle, including the ups and downs of forming a Bitcoin public company, the calm that comes with SEC obligations, and the resilience needed to weather a bear market while executing a multi-company integration strategy.
“We’re thrilled to be captured on camera so people can see the raw passion that goes into this business,” Nakamoto CEO David Bailey said on the Live Desk. “Many people say that people who have Bitcoin are lucky…This documentary shows the faith it takes to have Bitcoin.”
Worthington said. bitcoin magazine Bitcoin Magazine, UTXO Management, $BTC Inc., and Nakamoto’s extensive media and investment arm, as evidence of an operating business with real revenue and reach.
A release date of winter 2027 is being discussed, but the project could be extended to 2028 depending on developments in the broader crypto market cycle.
The film is expected to be a full-length feature and may be distributed through streaming platforms. Worthington and team expressed interest in packaging it as a standalone work before considering a series format.
The publisher of Bitcoin Magazine is $BTC Inc. is a subsidiary of Nakamoto Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: NAKA).
The article “This Time Is Different”: Nakamoto in production with David Bailey, the first documentary to cover Bitcoin’s four-year cycle, first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and was written by Mika Zimmerman.
