The story every crypto user has to know

### **The $500 Million Pizza** 🍕

On **May 22, 2010**, a Florida programmer named **Laszlo Hanyecz** made history by buying two Papa John’s pizzas for **10,000 BTC**. Back then, Bitcoin was worth less than a cent, and mining it was easy. Laszlo just wanted to prove BTC could be used for real-world transactions.

The pizzas cost about **$41**, but that 10,000 BTC would later peak at **$690 million** (2021 bull run). Today, it’s still worth **$600M+**.

Laszlo has no regrets, joking: *"I don’t think I’d have Bitcoin if I hadn’t done it."* The trade became legendary, and **May 22** is now **"Bitcoin Pizza Day."**

Moral? **HODLing is hard**—but without early spenders, crypto wouldn’t have grown.