Once upon a blockchain, on a fine May day in 2010, a man made history by trading 10,000 $BTC for two pizzas. Yes, ten thousand bitcoins. Today, that’s like buying pizza with the GDP of a small country. But back then? Just a dude craving carbs.
This sacred event became known as #BitcoinPizzaDay, and is now celebrated by crypto fans worldwide with memes, markdowns, and occasional tears.
You might be wondering: “Why on Earth would someone do that?” Well, dear reader, someone had to prove Bitcoin was more than just a nerdy code experiment. So Laszlo Hanyecz did what any brave crypto pioneer would: he used BTC to pay for dinner. He probably didn’t think he’d end up on every “biggest regrets in crypto” list forever.
Fast forward to today: Bitcoin is no longer just pizza money. It’s now a multi-billion-dollar asset class, with use cases from DeFi to NFTs and yes, still sometimes pizza (but hopefully with less heartache).
So next time you drop $20 on a delivery, take a moment to thank Laszlo. Without him, your pineapple pizza wouldn’t be a part of blockchain history.
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