The popular X/Twitter account “Documenting Bitcoin,” which has a Bitcoin theme, has reminded the cryptocurrency community that precisely 12 years ago today, Bitcoin—which is currently the world’s most popular digital currency—was first mentioned on television. At the time, its value was just $3 per unit.
A video clip from the popular drama TV show “The Good Wife” from that era is included in the tweet. That television programme lasted for seven seasons, from 2009 to 2016, and it was seen by a large number of viewers.
Julianna Margulies’s character, Alicia Florrick, states in the excerpt that she purchased one Bitcoin online the night before. “It’s the future,” Dylan Stack, played by Jason Biggs, remarks, adding that although it doesn’t feel true right now, things will change.
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Bitcoin price surging by 142,990%
In 2012, the price of Bitcoin was $3. Over the course of the following 12 years, it had an incredible surge of 142,990%, reaching $42,700 at now. It has evolved from being known only to a select group of IT experts and engineers to being “digital gold” and the foundation for exchange-traded funds and futures offered by significant Wall Street firms.
Furthermore, in keeping with the intentions of its enigmatic creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is now recognised by a wide range of merchants and companies, albeit mostly through programmes that convert BTC into currency. However, other people, including SEC Chairmain Gary Gensler, think that Bitcoin has strayed far from the basic idea of a peer-to-peer, decentralised money that Satoshi intended. According to Gensler, the recent approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF has further distanced Bitcoin from Nakamoto’s original concept, making it a Wall Street product that is traded on centralised systems.
Michael Saylor issues important Bitcoin warnings
Following the approval of the spot ETF, Michael Saylor, the founder and former CEO of the business intelligence company, made an appeal to the Bitcoin community. Despite the fact that the price of Bitcoin fell by almost 7% following a sharp increase above $49,000, he advised the people to hold onto their cryptocurrency.
Apart from that, Saylor has been cautioning his followers on Twitter not to fall for deepfake movies on YouTube that appear to be from AI and show “him” advocating phoney Bitcoin giveaways.
