Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated every year on May 22 to commemorate the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. On this day in 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. At the time, Bitcoin was a new and virtually worthless digital currency, and this transaction marked a historic moment in its journey to becoming a global financial phenomenon.
Laszlo posted on a Bitcoin forum, offering 10,000 BTC for anyone who would order him two pizzas. A fellow user took him up on the offer and bought two Papa John's pizzas, marking the first time Bitcoin was used to purchase a physical item. Back then, 10,000 BTC was worth about $41. Today, it would be worth over $500 million, making those the most expensive pizzas ever bought.
Bitcoin Pizza Day is now a symbol of how far cryptocurrencies have come and a reminder of the unpredictable nature of innovation. Enthusiasts worldwide celebrate the day by buying or making pizzas and reflecting on Bitcoin’s journey from obscurity to mainstream attention.$BTC #BinancePizzaDay🍕 #btcpizza #bitcoinpizzaday #binancepizza
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