South Park | Crypto

"South Park" is back to roasting crypto in its recent episode, but digital assets like Bitcoin have been a pop culture punchline for a long time. “South Park” extended its running gag on cryptocurrency in a recent episode, taking aim at prediction markets, trading apps, US regulators and politicians tied to the industry. Now in its 27th season, the animated series has built its reputation on unhinged satire of global events. Crypto has repeatedly taken some hits. Not everyone enjoys being lampooned on TV shows — the White House recently condemned its depiction of President Donald Trump in a relationship with Satan — but earlier crypto references were often embraced within the industry as proof of mainstream recognition. Read more

Among the bets the characters made in the animated series included whether a fictional baby was a boy or a girl. The animated series South Park already kicked off its 27th season by ripping into cryptocurrencies and politics, and its most recent episode set its sights on prediction market apps.  In its episode titled Conflict of Interest, which aired on Wednesday, the characters in South Park’s elementary school engaged in a debate over the merits of prediction markets and the role US regulators had in overseeing them. Among the bets they made on a Kalshi- or Polymarket-type app included guessing school lunches, the outcome of conflicts between Israel and Palestine and whether a fictional baby was a boy or a girl. Read more

South Park singled out Polymarket and Kalshi in its latest episode—surprising users of prediction markets in the process.

South Park’s Sept. 24 episode tackles prediction markets, and the crypto community is speculating if it will mention platforms such as Polymarket, Kalshi, or Myriad Markets. The episode description said Kyle and Cartman will feud over a betting app that gains popularity among their classmates, sparking immediate reactions from major platforms in the space. John […] The post South Park’s recent prediction markets feature causes speculation over Polymarket appearance appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Wednesday night's episode of South Park promises to tackle the crypto-fueled prediction market ecosystem, weeks after skewering figures including President Trump and Charlie Kirk.