Simpsons Prophecy: Ripple at These Crazy Levels in December!

 

A viral image has surfaced of Bart Simpson "predicting" the future price movement of Ripple (XRP). But the image is not real. The Simpsons is famous for predicting several notable world events in the show's universe before they eventually happen in the real world. The image dates back to 2020, but has never appeared in the animated series.

Ripple forecast speculation on The Simpsons

Although the Simpsons writers devoted an episode to cryptocurrency in 2020, the XRP price prediction doesn't actually exist. A fake Simpsons screenshot fooled unsuspecting Ripple traders. A still image of Bart Simpson writing "XRP will reach $589 by the end of the year" on the chalkboard of his school began circulating on social media again this week. However, those who shared the image could not verify its authenticity. Several crypto media outlets, YouTube videos and Reddit posts falsely cited the fake screenshot as one of the show's famous predictions.

Over its 34 seasons, The Simpsons has made headlines several times for predicting major world events. Notable predictions include the election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016 and the acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney in 2017. However, Bart's XRP prediction is actually an edited screenshot. It did not air at the beginning of any of the show's 729 episodes.

The origin of the image dates back to 2020

The fake screenshot dates back to 2020, when a YouTube channel called "XRP talk and speculation" used it in the thumbnail of a video. A year later, the person or persons behind the channel commented on the image on Twitter. He admitted that he had created that screenshot specifically for one of his videos. However, it seems that the tweet went largely unnoticed. This led to the spread of misinformation around the fake image.

Coincidentally, The Simpsons has previously aired an episode dedicated to cryptocurrency. "Frinkcoin", which aired on the Fox network on 23 February 2020, talked about cryptos. The episode focused on Professor Frink, one of the show's longtime on-screen characters, creating his own cryptocurrency. Despite the crypto connection, the opening of that episode also did not feature Bart making an XRP price prediction.

XRP was on the agenda

Ripple and XRP were highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against the company. New developments in the case have dominated headlines in the crypto space this week. Both Ripple and the SEC filed a motion for summary judgment. This means that the case will not go to trial and will instead be decided by judge Analisa Torres.

In contrast, the XRP token rose by more than 50 percent, demonstrating the market's faith. However, the token was affected by the worsening macroeconomic situation that affected risk assets such as cryptocurrencies. Therefore, it has clawed back most of its gains. A decision on whether Ripple's 2018 XRP token sale was an unregistered securities offering is expected by mid-December.

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