Bitcoin Burger Ibratv
Bitcoin Burger IbraTV is a French-language TikTok audio meme built around a male text-to-speech voice repeating the words "Bitcoin," "burger," and "IbraTV" at varying speeds. It originated in June 2024 and quickly spawned a wave of copycat videos, each swapping in a new trio of a random noun, a food item, and a French YouTuber or influencer.
Overview
The meme is simple in structure: a robotic male text-to-speech voice reads out three words in rapid succession, looping at different speeds. The original trio was "Bitcoin, burger, IbraTV," paired with a three-panel image showing the Bitcoin logo, a black burger from IbraTV's Black and White Burger brand, and a photo of Russian-French YouTuber IbraTV1. The format's appeal came from its absurd randomness and the hypnotic repetition of the TTS voice, making it prime material for "brain stuck on loop" humor.
Each copycat followed a strict formula: pick a random word, pick a food, pick a French content creator. The combination didn't need to make sense. That was the point.
On June 2nd, 2024, TikTok user @bitcoinburgeribratv uploaded a video using a male text-to-speech voice repeating "Bitcoin, burger, IbraTV" while displaying a three-panel image of each item. The Bitcoin logo sat next to a black burger from IbraTV's restaurant brand, Black and White Burger, and a photo of IbraTV himself. Within 12 days, the video picked up roughly 86,400 plays and 10,600 likes1.
The account kept posting variations throughout early June. A follow-up on June 4th featured a parody Sigma Phonk edit with an AI-generated image of a pregnant IShowSpeed being held by Cristiano Ronaldo, pulling in over 84,000 plays and 13,000 likes in 10 days1.
Origin & Background
How It Spread
How to Use This Meme
The format is straightforward:
Pick three words following the pattern: a random noun or concept, a food item, and a French-speaking YouTuber or influencer.
Use a male text-to-speech voice to read the three words in a loop at varying speeds.
Create a three-panel image showing each item side by side.
Post it as a TikTok using either the original sound or a fresh TTS recording.
Fun Facts
The burger in the original video wasn't random. It referenced IbraTV's actual restaurant brand, Black and White Burger, making it one of the few meme elements with a real-world connection to the featured creator1.
The parody Sigma Phonk edit included an AI-generated image of a pregnant IShowSpeed held by Cristiano Ronaldo, blending multiple meme formats into one chaotic video1.
The format worked exclusively within French-speaking internet culture, with every variation naming a French YouTuber or influencer.
Derivatives & Variations
Metro Couscous Inoxtag
— A direct spinoff by @metro.couscous.inoxtag that replaced the original trio with "Metro, couscous, Inoxtag," becoming even more popular than the original with over 549,500 plays[1].
Trampoline Sushi Michou
— Created by @attilazro, this variant swapped in "Trampoline, sushi, Michou" and pulled nearly 400,000 plays in two days[1].
Brain loop edits
— Creators repurposed the original sound for POV-style videos about intrusive thoughts, pairing the audio with captions about their brain being stuck during exams or work[1].
Frequently Asked Questions
References (1)
- 1Bitcoin Burger IbraTV - Know Your Memeencyclopedia