With Bitcoin growing and expanding as quickly as it has, it was only a matter of time before popular culture picked up on it.
Our beloved Bitcoin has shown up in some of the most unusual places recently. Here are just a few of them.
Snoop Dogg
The famous Snoop Doggy Dogg Snoop Dogg Snoop Lion Snoopzilla made waves when he made a Bitcoin-related announcement on Twitter last December:
My next record available in bitcoin n delivered in a drone.
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) December 2, 2013
However, though many Twitter denizens called him on it (this writer included), Snoop has yet to embrace Bitcoin. Maybe he’ll take after 50 Cent for his next album.
The Simpsons
For The Simpsons’ 26th season premiere, the opening sequence featured a billboard with a picture of an angry looking Jimbo Jones (one of the bullies at Springfield Elementary) announcing he accepts Bitcoin:
Jeopardy
On an episode of the classic game show Jeopardy, under the category “New to the Oxford Dictionary”, the $1600 answer was:
A digital currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a central bank
One contestant gave the right response without even a second thought. Watch the video below.
Tribeca
Many documentaries have arisen about the Bitcoin World, but none have achieved the popularity of The Rise And Rise Of Bitcoin.
The film, which chronicles Bitcoin’s origins, its growth, and the technology behind it, debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, one of the world’s most popular film festivals.
Almost Human
The TV show Almost Human took place in the year 2048, focusing on the relationship between a police officer, John Kennex, and his android partner, Dorian.
In one episode, a beggar offers to “electro-wash” someone’s windshield for 10 bits. The beggar, who is wearing a gas mask, then sprays the driver in the face.
In the next scene, Kennex is searching through the driver’s car and declares he found “a bitcoin”, which the Dorian discovers is worth $427,000. Watch the clip below.
Where do you think Bitcoin will show up next? Where would you like to see it? Leave us a comment below!
Bitcoin Is Popping Up In Popular Culture
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