This time, the Simpsons' prophecies made a splash in the cryptocurrency industry. Interestingly, the prophecy came to the fore again with a viral image from Frinkcoin, an episode of the series that aired in February 2020. The price of Ripple that Bart wrote on the chalkboard in the introductory scene of the series led to the prophecy. Bart to the board; His image saying "XRP will rise above $589 as of EOY" became a big deal. Cryptocurrency history of The Simpsons TV series In fact, the cryptocurrency history of The Simpsons TV series is even older than the birth of Bitcoin. So much so that it first appeared on the TV show in 1997. So it was more than a decade before the cryptocurrency BTC was launched. In the episode, characters Homer and Marge are shown on a date outside a place titled “crypto warehouse,” with code-related signs outside.