In May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz ordered pizza with the new and rising Bitcoin, for 10,000 Bitcoins. At that time, its value was nearly zero, and people were unsure of what it might become. Nevertheless, for Laszlo, its value was greater.
And now, the value of the same amount of these Bitcoins is estimated to be over a billion dollars. According to a news report, that was the purchase. The most expensive meal ever paid for by someone. But was it really a huge mistake for everyone - or a smart yet wrong idea?
Imagine you opened your wallet today and found 10,000 $BTC . Would you intervene?
Will you keep your gold close, knowing that its value is increasing?
Will you use your money to help others - your family, your community, or the world at large?
Will you buy something that makes $BTC look real, like Laszlo did?
For many, his act is seen as something he might regret. However, for those who truly understood Bitcoin, Laszlo was one of the early leaders. He made sure that the ten thousand Bitcoins he had did not go to waste - and figured out how to use them. We learned from him that Bitcoin can be spent and stored.
Since people paid for that pizza with Bitcoin, it has become a global phenomenon.
Now, you have the chance to purchase ordinary goods using your digital currency.
It is welcomed by many major brands.
People discuss it all around the world.
With the Lightning Network, sending BTC payments has now become very fast.
Anyway... we will cry bitterly.
Not because he couldn't keep his Bitcoins - but because his boldness left a mark.
Perhaps Bitcoin would have only been a theory written on a white paper if Laszlo hadn't ordered that pizza.
The main question being asked today is:
Is it possible that we might one day use Bitcoin as real currency in our everyday transactions?
Is the future for Bitcoin to be as common in products and services as credit cards?
Maybe. Mostly, the decision is up to us, to what we decide to do with it.
What would you do with 10,000 Bitcoins these days?
Will you use this money? Will you save it? Or will you do something that might become a thing of the past?
Let's talk. Let's imagine. Let's remember those brave ones who were willing to do great things for others.
A piece of advice from me, click on the word Bitcoin
