{"id":196180,"date":"2023-11-23T03:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=196180"},"modified":"2023-11-23T03:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:39:16","slug":"director-yolod-4m-of-netflix-budget-into-dogecoin-made-27m-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/director-yolod-4m-of-netflix-budget-into-dogecoin-made-27m-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Director YOLO'd $4M of Netflix budget into Dogecoin, made $27M: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
The director of Netflix\u2019s sci-fi series Conquest<\/em> reportedly used $4 million from the show\u2019s budget to bet on Dogecoin (DOGE) and made $27 million in the process.<\/p>\n Now the director, Carl Erik Rinsch, wants another $14 million from Netflix, according to a Nov. 22 report in The New York Times citing a confidential arbitration proceeding.<\/p>\n The Times report details the behind-the-scenes drama of Rinsch\u2019s sci-fi Netflix series Conquest<\/em>, which the streaming giant doled out $55 million to make, but is yet to receive an episode.<\/p>\n In March 2020, 16 months after Netflix bought Rinsch\u2019s idea and provided him with an initial budget of $44 million, the director asked for more funds. Netflix obliged and wired him $11 million on the condition he finished the show.<\/p>\n According to financial statements obtained by the Times Rinsch used $10.5 million from the fresh funding to gamble on the stock market and allegedly lost nearly $6 million in just a few weeks by placing options bets on pharmaceutical companies and the S&P 500, <\/p>\n With a little over $4 million left, Rinsch transferred the money to the crypto exchange Kraken and went all in on DOGE. When he liquidated in May 2021, he withdrew around $27 million, per an account statement seen by the Times<\/p>\n \u201cThank you and god bless crypto,\u201d Rinsch wrote in a chat with a Kraken representative.<\/p>\n With the proceeds, Rinsch allegedly spent nearly $9 million on high-end furniture, designer clothing, an over $380,000 luxury watch, five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari, according to a forensic accountant hired by Rinsch\u2019s ex-wife for divorce proceedings.<\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Crypto traders are looking at Dogecoin (DOGE) again \u2014 Here\u2019s why<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Times said Rinsch launched a confidential arbitration proceeding against Netflix, claiming the streaming service breached its contract and owes him $14 million in damages. Netflix denies owing Rinsch anything and hasreferred to his demands as a shakedown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a deposition, Rinsch said the items in his almost $9 million spending spree were props for Conquest<\/em>. He later argued in his case against Netflix that the money was actually his and he\u2019s owed another $14 million.<\/p>\n A ruling on the case is expected soon as it was heard before an arbitrator earlier in November.<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/em><\/strong>Cryptocurrency trading addiction \u2014 What to look out for and how it is treated<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n