Benzinga - “The Good Wife” became the first mainstream show to mention Bitcoin. The episode, titled “Bitcoin for Dummies,” aired on Jan.15, 2012, featured a scene where Alicia Florrick, played by Julianna Margulies, discovers the potential value of Bitcoin.
What Happened: During the episode, Alicia’s son explains that Bitcoin can be obtained through online currency traders or through the process of mining, likening it to the mining of gold. He reveals that, at the time, one Bitcoin was worth $3, but in the past, it had reached a peak of $33.
The presentation watched by Alicia stated, "Bitcoin is here forever on the internet. While dollar bills are traded through a bank, Bitcoin is traded peer to peer."
Alicia asks, "So you don’t buy bitcoin?" Her son Graham explains, "You can buy it from currency traders online or you can mine it like gold. One Bitcoin's worth $3, it used to be $33."
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Why It Matters: Fast forward to today, and the value of that initial investment would have skyrocketed.
If you had invested $100, at the time when the show mentioned that BTC was trading at $33 your investment would have turned into $89,182. This translates to a profit margin of 89,081.82%.
Price Action: As of writing, BTC was trading at $29,430 up 0.23%, in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro.
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