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A video stirred up excitement in the crypto world by claiming that The Simpsons predicted XRP wIll reach $589 by the end of the year. The video uses a range of visual âevidence,â logo comparisons, social media coincidences, and meme logic.Â
<iframe width=â560â height=â315â src=âhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/ijuasjaoYnE?si=5FKlMKZurIJ6caxMâ title=âYouTube video playerâ frameborder=â0â allow=âaccelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-shareâ referrerpolicy=âstrict-origin-when-cross-originâ allowfullscreen></iframe>The video shows a logo called the âtri skeletonâ which exactly matches the Ripple/XRP logo. The video also claims the show (or at least some edited image associated with it) contains a chalkboard scene where Bart writes âXRP to hit $589+ by EOYâ. Alongside this, the video points out that Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, follows 589 people on X , which could be a symbolic link.Â
The video does acknowledge partway through that the $589 prediction is fake, saying it was created by someone from the XRP community. When one goes looking for third-party verification, the story unfolds differently.Â
Outlets like Investing.com showed that the screenshot of Bart writing âXRP to hit $589+ by EOYâ is not from any real episode of The Simpsons. It was fabricated as a thumbnail for YouTube and shared across social media, giving the impression of something it never was. The âFrinkcoinâ episode, which the video and others often cite as the source, is real â it aired in 2020 and includes a sequence explaining blockchain and cryptocurrencies â but it does not include that chalkboard prediction. The fake screenshot started circulating around that time, but then grew into a meme, a recurring piece of âSimpsons XRP predictionâ lore.
The claim about Brad Garlinghouse following 589 accounts is somewhat rooted in what many crypto community members observe. Some have documented that at times his following count on X hovers around or was set at 589. Whether this is intentional or simply coincidental is not confirmed.Â
XRPâs all-time price action (Source: CoinMarketCap)
Further examination of fact-checks shows that when Dec. 31, 2020 arrived, XRPâs price was nowhere near $589. The âpredictionâ never manifested in price, and no official Simpsons content contains that claim.Â
In short, the videoâs presentation is built largely on symbolic associations, visual similarities, and meme culture, rather than verifiable Simpsons episodes making price predictions.
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