The Simpsons About How Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Work

One of the latest episodes of The Simpsons was aired with Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory as a guest star to explain the concept of cryptocurrencies and how the blockchain works.

In the episode, the hero of Parsons performs a dance and a song that says that cryptocurrency is the future money. At the end of Parsons’ speech, a message appears on the screen explaining how cryptocurrencies work:

“Using the word “cryptocurrency” repeatedly while defining cryptocurrency makes it seem like we have a novice’s understanding of cryptocurrency. Well that is a total pile of cryptocurrency. In this system, rules are defined for the creation of additional units of cryptocurrency. They can be generated by fiat like traditional currency or just thrown around randomly or all given to LeBron.”

The cryptocurrency community has approved the release of the episode. On Twitter, Altcoin Daily posted the following message:

“The Simpsons did it! Cryptocurrency explained to Lisa by the great Jim Parsons on #TheSimpsons! It’s the money of the future!”

In the commentary on the post, some users noted that the Simpsons screenwriters have repeatedly successfully predicted the future. Ten years ago, Donald Trump appeared on the series as president of the United States, and recently, screenwriters have been anticipating the finale of Game of Thrones.

Recall that in the spring of 2018, the mention of cryptocurrencies appeared in the Marvel comics and the game based on the Simpsons. Of course, in the Simpsons themselves, Bitcoin was also mentioned — about seven years ago, the character Krusty admitted that he was busted due to an unsuccessful game on the cryptocurrency market.

Bitcoin has also been mentioned in popular television series, for example, in Anatomy of Passion. In addition, last year there was an animated series called Bitcoin and Friends, and in the US they planned to release a series about a cryptocurrency startup.

Author: Marko Vidrih

Featured image credit: The Simpsons