The chapter mocks the false expectations and quick promises of many projects.
In real life, memecoins are an area that requires knowledge and caution.
When we thought we had seen it all, South Park has decided to tokenize the controversy: in the Halloween special of season 28, the main characters launched a memecoin named “South Park Sucks Now.”
The idea arises from a rather mundane need: Stan, living in a senior residence, is looking for what he considers to be a quick way out to improve his situation: launch a cryptocurrency capable of generating hype, FOMO and, of course, money.
True to its style, South Park is characterized by anticipating trends and satirizing the vices of American society, turning exaggeration into a form of social criticism. The series premiered on August 13, 1997 on Comedy Central, and with its irreverent and unfiltered humor it has managed to establish a legion of fans around the world.
In the Halloween special, broadcast on Friday, October 31, Kyle’s grandfather—our protagonist Stan’s best friend—becomes the advisor who brings legitimacy and technical verbiage to an operation clearly intended to be a rug pull: inflate the price, empty the profits and disappear without a trace.
The episode culminates with a lethal injection of irony: Attempted public sale of asset ends with Kyle’s cousin arrested in the middle of the session, while trying to get approval from “Don Jr.” (Donald Trump Jr.) to close the operation.
The scene is responsible for dismantling, with the show’s characteristic mordancy, the elements of rapid and unrealistic expectations around the world of crypto assets: excessive emotions, inflated metrics and the promise of not assuming any expenses. What could go wrong?
And while South Park has fun with its fictional token, the truth is that in real life memecoins can be dangerous terrainespecially for those who are not sufficiently educated on the subject. As CriptoNoticias reported, during 2024 X influencers promoted hundreds of these coins, many doomed to quickly lose value.
According to a study by the firm CoinWire published that year, 86% of the promoted memecoins lost more than 90% of their value in just three months, and 76% of the influencers promoted assets that no longer existed.