May 22 is celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day, marking one of the most iconic moments in cryptocurrency history. On this day in 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. He bought two large pizzas for 10,000 BTC, worth just about $41 at the time.
Laszlo posted on a Bitcoin forum offering the coins in exchange for pizza, and someone took him up on it, ordering two pizzas from Papa John's. This event is considered the first official use of Bitcoin to buy a physical item, proving it could be used as a medium of exchange.
As Bitcoin's value skyrocketed over the years, those two pizzas became known as the most expensive pizzas ever boughtâworth hundreds of millions of dollars at today's prices. While it may seem like a massive loss, Laszloâs purchase helped pave the way for Bitcoinâs real-world adoption.
Now, Bitcoin Pizza Day is a reminder of how far the crypto world has come. It celebrates innovation, belief in a decentralized future, and a delicious piece of Bitcoin historyâone slice at a time$BTC #binance Pizza #Bitcoin pizza day