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Bitcoin Pizza Day: Celebrating the 10,000 BTC Pizza Order
By Aaron Hankin Updated January 24, 2025
Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez
What Is Bitcoin Pizza Day?
Each year, May 22 marks the anniversary of the day a Florida man paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas in the first Bitcoin transaction. The day has become legendary, first because it was the first commercial use of bitcoins, but more so because of Bitcoin’s worth in the following years. For the two pizzas, the man in question paid a fortune at today's prices.
Key Takeaways
May 22 has become a commemoration date of sorts for the cryptocurrency community.
A man in Florida posted a request for someone to make or purchase, then deliver two pizzas on Bitcoin Forum and paid 10,000 BTC.
This was the first commercial transaction using bitcoins.
Years later, the transaction between two people was worth a fortune.
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