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    Netflix Hints at a Comedy Film Centered on a Lost $35 Million Crypto Password

    Ethan CarterBy No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Netflix has announced a new comedy film centered on a couple’s quest to remember a password to access millions in cryptocurrency.

    In a Thursday announcement, Netflix revealed that Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner will star in the movie “One Attempt Remaining.” The plot follows two individuals who divorce only to realize that the cryptocurrency they won on a cruise is now worth millions… but they’ve forgotten the password.

    As reported by What’s on Netflix, the narrative will feature a notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating that the couple has 48 hours to recover $35 million from the wallet before the claim expires.

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    The movie’s title suggests a romantic comedy inspired by real-life crypto challenges, much like the case of Stefan Thomas, a former Ripple CTO who was locked out of his own Bitcoin.

    Thomas forgot the password to an IronKey hard drive containing 7,002 Bitcoin (BTC), worth approximately $640 million at the time, which he deposited in 2011. The drive wipes data after 10 incorrect attempts, and Thomas stated he had made eight attempts, without revealing if he regained access by December.

    Related: NBA star Kevin Durant recovers Coinbase account after nearly 10 years

    Despite the rising presence of crypto and blockchain in popular culture over the past 15 years, feature films have rarely focused on the technology.

    Notable exceptions include the 2020 film “Money Plane,” the 2022 documentary “Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King,” which chronicles the collapse of the QuadrigaCX exchange, and the upcoming “Going Infinite,” detailing the downfall of crypto exchange FTX and its ex-CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried.

    No crypto-themed dumpster diving Hollywood movie?

    One well-known case of an early crypto investor losing access to millions involved James Howells, a Welsh entrepreneur who lost a drive containing private keys to 8,000 BTC.

    Howells stated that the drive ended up in a landfill in the UK in 2013. He has spent years battling the local city council for permission to search the site, but as of March 2025, he had nearly exhausted all legal avenues to gain entry.