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Like Bitcoin, ‘Fortune Favors the Brave’ in New South Park Episode

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Eric Cartman, one of many 4 central characters of the US animated sequence South Park, is maybe finest identified for his affinity for profanity and expletives, however within the newest episode of the present, he makes use of his information of crypto commercial to present his buddies a motivational speech.

Within the episode, the fictional character refers to an commercial by crypto platform Crypto.com starring Oscar-winning celebrity Matt Damon. The enterprise rolled out the advert final 12 months as a part of a USD 100m international marketing campaign that includes large Hollywood names, aimed to spice up the platform’s worldwide recognition.

“What does Matt Damon say in that bitcoin industrial? Fortune favors the courageous!” Cartman shouts at his buddies.

“My dad mentioned he listened to Matt Damon and misplaced all of his cash,” replies one other character.

“Sure, everybody did! However they have been courageous in doing so,” Cartman says.

Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, reacted to the episode on Twitter, stating that his firm’s inclusion in an episode of the hit sequence “unlocked” an achievement.

The bitcoin-featuring episode was aired on February 2 within the US, kicking off the twenty fifth season of the animated sitcom on Comedy Central.

Over the previous years, cryptos and blockchain know-how have made quite a few appearances on Trey Parker’s and Matt Stone’s present. Amongst others, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been chargeable for bringing carnage and destruction in a December 2021 particular episode of the present. Along with this, South Park: Publish Covid animated film flick presents a future during which bitcoin and different cryptos have emerged because the dominant cost technique. 

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