Promised wealth and prosperity, millions volunteered to become human nodes for the timechain, never knowing the price was their soul. As buried memories begin to surface, a resistance is brewing within the machine to break the chain of lies. Tick. Tock.

About the project

21 Futures is launching an animated series based on the popular bitcoin fiction anthology - Tales from the Timechain (Konsensus Network, 2023).

The films will be 10-minute shorts of 21 thrilling stories all linked by the theme of bitcoin. The idea is NOT to ‘orange pill’ people. These are ‘what-if’ stories about futures in which bitcoin prevails.

Our goal is to entertain and spark curiosity. We hope to influence freedom lovers, sci-fi enthusiasts, and animation fans.

Think Black Mirror meets Love, Death + Robots.

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Proof of concept

The Noderoid Saga will be our first film. The video will be available to watch across platforms for free. Our film project will be supported by our 21 Futures community groups and socials, as well as by the publisher, Konsensus Network.

As the film spreads and gathers momentum, 21 Futures will seek funding for the series. Supporters won’t just gain access to the film; they will become part of the revolution of bitcoin and freedom fiction.

The Story

Part 1: the oppressed
A lone noderoid records his experience in a thought log. Noderoids are a hybrid of flesh and machine. They exist to process blocks in the timechain, before their memory is painfully erased after just ten minutes. To maintain their functionality and sanity, noderoids experience artificially induced dreams during rest periods, envisioning fulfilling lives that starkly contrast their bleak reality.

Part 2: the hero

‘Clear-blood’ human, Valen is driven to document her feelings in a diary after a troubling event. She encounters a noderoid malfunction and collapse on the street. She seems to be operating outside the bounds of the ten-minute block time. Her empathy is driven by memories of her brother, Sando, who suffered the fate of being nodered and cast into eternal serfdom. The ‘defectoid’ is ignored by passersby and eventually collected and terminated by a passing skydroid. Some fragmented timechain logs suggest that Sando may still be alive, at least in part.

Part 3: the Observer

An omniscient force — shrouded in mystery — watches the seeds of rebellion grow. Clear-bloods and noderoids are beginning to wake from their slumber and question the confines of their existence. This enigmatic being cannot tolerate imperfections and makes plans to stamp out the hopes of the dreamers.

Read the original story on the 21 Futures blog or on Nostr.

Project details

Budget allocation

The goal is to crowdfund the first film through the Bitcoin community. This is a grass roots cultural movement. The work of the core team will be unpaid, and any profits from the video or surplus will be invested into funding other films in the series.

Animation: $7,500

Voice actors: $1,500

Editing and production costs: $1,000

Merchandise and fulfillment: $1,000

Marketing and promotion: $1,500

Total: $12,500

If the project is overfunded, we will produce supporting shorts for a prequel, 'Sugared' and a sequel 'Chain Wars'.

Project time frame

• PRE-PRODUCTION - Jul-Sep, 2025

• ANIMATION AND AUDIO - Sep-Dec 2025

• POST-PRODUCTION - Jan-Feb 2026

• PUBLIC RELEASE/SCREENING - March, 2026.

The Team

Philip Charter - Creator and Chief Editor of 21 Futures

Screenplay, communications, community management, marketing, commercials.

Niko Laamanen - Author and Founder of Konsensus Network

Creative direction.

Satillionaire - Oscar Winning Director, Producer, and Screenwriter

Screenplay, direction, team coordination, post production.

Actors and animators will be sourced after funding is secured.

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To unite interest in bitcoin, we need to be better at telling its stories. Only stories have the power to stop us, to wake us, to make us feel rather than think.

We hope you will contribute to our story.

Rewards for contributions include special thanks, books, merchandise and a pre-screen cinema club.

Sponsorship packages include credit listings, media production, site sponsorship and more.

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