A crypto influencer's bad call leaves him $1 million in debt to the mob. With 24 hours to pay, he must decide if he'll turn his followers into an escape plan.

When a liquidation leaves crypto influencer Diamond Hands a million dollars in debt to the mob, they give him twenty-four hours to pay it back. But his portfolio was wiped out and his new trades all fail.

With nowhere left to turn, he realizes his last shot is to exploit the audience that trusts him. As the clock expires, Diamond discovers the mob's real objective was turn him into their mouthpiece. Cornered, he refuses to comply and attempts to flip the game on the people who rigged it.

A contained noir financial thriller about influence, leverage, greed, and what happens when followers become exit liquidity. Inspired by true events.

Bryan C. Watkins' previous feature as a writer/director, Rattled!, secured theatrical distribution through Vertical Entertainment and released in over 70 theaters worldwide. His work has received multiple festival awards, including Best Feature and Audience Favorite honors, and has screened at Cannes, Hong Kong, Montreal, Mykonos, and Moscow.

Steve Sims is attached to produce. Steve produced the high stakes financial thriller Dead Man's Wire, the Tribeca-winning film The Novice, and Marlowe starring Liam Neeson.

In a world where online influence can move billions of dollars and chart movement can be faked, Diamond Hands explores what happens when trust becomes currency.

In addition to filmmaking, Bryan and Steve have both been active in crypto since 2018 — and Bryan has built smart contracts, trading bots, and digital currencies. They have lived the industry's evolution firsthand, from its early years to today. Built from the real mechanics of the crypto economy, this is a timely, contained thriller about manipulation, loyalty, and the cost of conviction.

No crypto knowledge is required — at its core, it's a race-against-the-clock story about trust, betrayal, and survival. Crypto is the backdrop, not a barrier.