{
  "id": 86997,
  "title": "Ben McKenzie Says Major Streamers Were Scared to License His Anti-Crypto Documentary, So He Found a Different Way to Reach Audiences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/ben-mckenzie-says-major-streamers-were-scared-to-license-his-anti",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/ben-mckenzie-cryptocurrency-documentary-home-entertainment-1236825954/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ben McKenzie believes he knows why the major streaming services weren’t interested in licensing “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.” His new documentary takes on the cryptocurrency industry, portraying the controversial digital currency as corrupt and in dire need of more regulations. But the film is being released as President Donald Trump has profited […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}