Created by Christopher Miller, 'the after party' is a comedy-drama anthology television series on Apple TV+. In the second season, Aniq finds himself involved in another murder mystery. The plot revolves around the murder of billionaire Edgar Minnows, who is found dead the morning after their wedding. However, viewers learn more about Edgar's business dealings as the narrative progresses. One of his business interests is the million dollar cryptocurrency known as Bucephalus. If you are wondering if Bucephalus is a real cryptocurrency, here is everything you need to know! SPOILERS AHEAD!
Is Bucephalus a real cryptocurrency?
In 'The Afterparty' season, viewers meet Edgar Minnows, a tech billionaire from Silicon Valley. Edgar marries Zoe's sister, Grace. However, in The morning after their wedding, Edgar is found dead.. The third episode, titled 'Travis', reveals Edgar's secret behavior, especially his business dealings. Thinking Edgar is involved in a scam, Grace's ex-boyfriend Travis investigates Edgar's business dealings and discovers that the billionaire recently launched his own cryptocurrency called "Bucephalus". However, the cryptocurrency is not real and exists only within the universe of the show. By choosing a fictional cryptocurrency, the creators likely wanted to avoid any controversy or misconception that might arise from linking Edgar's story to any real cryptocurrency.
The cryptocurrency is named after Bucephalus, the horse of Alexander the Great. The show claims that Edgar's father was obsessed with the horse, leading Edgar to name the cryptocurrency after Alexander the Great's horse. The horse was reportedly of the best Thessaly stock and died in 326 BC. C. after the Battle of Hydaspes. Alexander named the city of Boukephala after his beloved horse. However, there does not seem to be a deeper connection between the name and the cryptocurrency. Also, the strange choice of name only fuels Travis's suspicion that Edgar is trying to commit some crypto fraud. Later, Travis discovers that three of the main investors in the Bucephalian coin are shell companies owned by Edgar.
In the end, Travis deduces that Edgar is using his own money to raise prices for Bucephalus. He refers to Edgar's plan as a "Trojan horse" plot, which ties in with the name of the cryptocurrency. Such practices of artificially manipulating cryptocurrency prices are not unheard of in real life, and blockchain tokens have invited a variety of scams like the one Travis claims Edgar is in on. As a result, despite using a fictitious cryptocurrency name, the handling of the Bucephalus program and its correlation to Edgar's story seems to have a grain of realism attached to it. However, Bucephalus plays a bigger role. in the murder mystery and helps Aniq and Danner piece together the identity of the killer remains to be seen.
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