Tiger King is now a Crypto Coin

FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic, answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs …

FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic, answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. The Oklahoma zoo, featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary, has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, suspended the exhibitor license for current-owner Jeff Lowe for 21 days.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

by: Hicham Raache/KFOR

Posted: May 26, 2021 / 10:59 PM CDT

Updated: May 27, 2021 / 07:52 AM CDT

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Tiger King pop culture wave has now crashed onto Crypto Currency.

That’s right, Tiger-King Crypto Coins are now available for purchase.

Funds from Tiger-King Crypto Coins will go toward a defense fund created for the self-proclaimed Tiger King, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic.

Maldonado-Passage is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for two counts of hiring someone to murder Carole Baskin, a big cat advocate he long feuded with, as well as 17 federal wildlife violations that include killing tigers he kept at his Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.

The wild story of Maldonado-Passage and his feud with Baskin was told in the Netflix docuseries ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,’ which became a massive hit for the streaming service.

The Tiger-King Crypto Coin is advertised on the Joe Exotic website.

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