Here's the breakdown of what that means and what Binance is doing for it in 2025:
**What is Bitcoin Pizza Day?**
Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated annually on **May 22nd**. It commemorates the very first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, paid 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John's pizzas. At the time, those Bitcoins were worth about $41. Today, that same amount of Bitcoin would be worth well over a billion dollars, making it a legendary (and expensive) pizza order!
This event is incredibly significant because it proved Bitcoin could be used as a medium of exchange for physical goods, moving it from a purely theoretical concept to a practical application.
**What is Binance doing for Bitcoin Pizza Day in 2025?**
Binance, being one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, heavily celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day with various campaigns and rewards to engage its community. For 2025, their celebrations are quite extensive and include:
* **$5 Million in BTC Rewards:** Binance has announced a substantial reward pool of $5 million in Bitcoin to mark the 15th anniversary of this historic event.
* **Referral Program with "Pizza Boxes":**
* Users can refer friends to Binance.
* Both the referrer and the new user (referred friend) can earn "Pizza Boxes" worth up to $20 in BTC.
* To qualify, the referred friend needs to complete KYC (identity verification) and trade at least $200.
* Each referrer can earn up to 15 Pizza Boxes.
* There's also a **Leaderboard Reward** where the top 100 referrers will share an additional $50,000 in BTC, with the top referrer getting $5,000. To qualify for the leaderboard, referrers need at least 15 new users with a combined trading volume exceeding $7,500.
* **Binance Square Activities:**
* **New Square Users:** New users who engage with Binance Square (creating posts, setting up profiles, following creators, etc.) can share 5,000 USDC in token vouchers and receive 50 Binance Points.
* **All Square Users:** Users who create posts with the hashtag `#BinancePizza` and use the trade-sharing widget can share a 1,000 USDC reward pool.
* There are also "Learn & Discuss" challenges on Binance Square where users can write articles on Bitcoin Pizza Day themes to win BTC.
* **Global Pizza Parties:** Binance is hosting real-world pizza parties in various cities around the globe (like Sydney, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, São Paulo, and more) to bring the crypto community together to celebrate.
* **Social Media Giveaways:** Various giveaways are running on Binance's social media channels (X, Facebook, Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp) using the hashtag `#BinancePizza`.
* **Word of the Day (WOTD) Game:** There's a "Word of the Day" game with the theme "#BinancePizza," where users can test their crypto vocabulary and earn Binance Points.
* **Binance Pool Special:** A special promotion for Binance Pool users, where referring friends to mine BTC can earn users a share of 2,000 USDC in token vouchers.
The main celebratory and referral program period for Bitcoin Pizza Day on Binance runs from **May 15 to May 28, 2025 (UTC)**, with some activities extending further.
Essentially, Binance leverages Bitcoin Pizza Day as a significant event to promote Bitcoin, engage its user base, and attract new users through a variety of rewarding activities.