#Binance_pizza
Binance Pizza Day (or Bitcoin Pizza Day) is celebrated on May 22 each year to commemorate the first transaction in which Bitcoin was used to purchase a physical item, which was 2 Bitcoins for pizza!
Binance celebrates this day as Binance Pizza Day as a form of promotion and education about digital currencies, and they celebrate it every year through pizza distribution events, competitions, and reminding people of the history and evolution of Bitcoin, which is a famous historical event in the world of cryptocurrencies. It was the first real purchase made using Bitcoin.
The real story behind Binance Pizza Day:
Person:
Laszlo Hanyecz, an American programmer.
Event:
How was the deal done?
Laszlo posted on the BitcoinTalk forum that he would pay 10,000 Bitcoins to anyone who brought him pizza (preferably two from Papa John's). One member responded to him, purchased the pizza, and paid for it in cash, then received the Bitcoins from Laszlo.
The value of Bitcoin was about 41 US dollars.
The current value of those 10,000 Bitcoins
is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
What is Binance's connection to this event?
Binance Pizza Day is an annual celebration organized by the Binance platform on May 22 to commemorate the first real purchase transaction in Bitcoin.
Why is this event important?
It represents a turning point in the use of digital currencies as a real means of exchange.
It shows the growth of Bitcoin's value over time.
It reminds early investors and users of how far this market has evolved.
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