The Simpsons Lampoons Its Own NFT Launch in Latest Episode
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The Simpsons released NFTs of Bart and Homer in November 2021 which sold out and generated over $1 million in revenue.
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In the latest Simpsons episode, Marge must kill NFTs to save Bart from "the blockchain".
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The Simpsons NFTs were offered through Disney and VeVe marketplace and came with a Disney+ subscription.
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VeVe has offered NFTs from other big brands like DC Comics and Warner Bros, and shifted to using Ethereum layer-2 network Immutable X.
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A character resembling Nyan Cat declared the "NFT craze is over" at the end of the episode, just as real-world NFT sales start rising.