{
  "id": 3437316,
  "title": "If You Invested $100 in Bitcoin After Crypto Was First Mentioned on TV, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/if-you-invested-100-in-bitcoin-after-crypto-was-first-mentioned-on-tv",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/invested-100-bitcoin-crypto-first-180038861.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On January 15, 2012, during the CBS television show The Good Wife, Bitcoin was mentioned for the first time on mainstream television. Alicia, played by Julianna Margulies, defended a man who claimed to represent the creator of a new online currency against the Treasury Department. In the episode, Alicia's character said, \"I went online and I bought one Bitcoin last night,\" sparking interest in the cryptocurrency. At the time, Bitcoin was trading at $3.41. An investment of $100 would have purchased 29.3255 BTC, which would now be worth $2,132,149.77 as of today, with Bitcoin trading at $72,706.34.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}