Back in the days before streaming, Blockbuster, which originally opened in 1985, became the premier provider of home movie and video game rental services around the world.
At its peak, there were more than 9,000 Blockbusters worldwide, with 83,000-plus employees, catering to people looking for the latest movie to rent for the weekend.
Unfortunately, competition from Netflix’s mail-order service, video-on-demand, and automated kiosks, led to the video rental franchise’s decline and the company eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2010.
However, rumors online point to the possibility of the former video rental chain making a comeback in the form of a new streaming service that would run on blockchain.
As reported by Movieweb, a Crypto...