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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the Bitcoin Cryptocurrency.
- In the cryptocurrency tutorial, the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, is mentioned.
- The couch gag is a parody of the movie Cats.
- Professor Frink is seen reading Mensa Health, a reference to Men's Health and Mensa International.
- Professor Frink has a solved Rubik's Cube on his desk.
- Professor Frink mentions Albert Einstein and James Chadwick.
- Jim Parsons' "Kachinga" is a reference to his character in The Big Bang Theory Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase "Bazinga".
- Big Bang Theory residuals are also shown in his cryptocurrency tutorial.
- In the tutorial LeBron James is mentioned.
- The "Cryptocurrency song" is a parody of "That's Life", originally by Marion Montgomery.
- Frink receives Amazon deliveries through his window.
- Patty and Selma say they quit smoking since they moved to Disney, referencing Fox being bought by them.
- Referenced in Moe's trivia:
- Lenny mentions Meryl Streep.
- The first question mentions Saturday Night Live and Howard Cosell. The answer to it is Bay City Rollers.
- The second question mentions Dallas Cowboys and the answer is Ed "Too Tall" Jones, who was currently in Moe's.
- The answer to the third question is the Cronut.
- The answer to the fourth question is Ringolevio.
- Mr. Burns mentions the NFL and the New York Jets.
- Burns did an interview with Vanity Fair, which Smithers wrote the answers to.
- People mentioned at Smithers' meeting:
- Bruce Willis
- Christian Bale
- Roseanne Barr from the TV show of the same name.
- Jared Leto
- Katherine Heigl
- Donald Trump
- Mariah Carey
- One of Eddie's billboards mentions Star Wars.
Continuity
- Homer mentions that he was an astronaut. ("Deep Space Homer")
- Lisa mentions getting a pony. ("Lisa's Pony")
- Lisa mentions Bleeding Gums Murphy's death. ("'Round Springfield")
