#BinancePizza is a popular hashtag and movement in the crypto community dedicated to celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day - a commemorative event when, in 2010, the first real purchase was made using Bitcoin: 10,000 BTC was exchanged for two pizzas.
The significance and essence of #BinancePizza
• It symbolizes how far cryptocurrencies have come since the first pizza purchase with bitcoins.
• The hashtag unites crypto enthusiasts around the world who share pictures of pizza and talk about the development of cryptocurrencies and their application in real life.
• Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, supports and promotes this movement, sometimes holding events and collaborating with pizzerias where orders can be paid for with cryptocurrency.
• #BinancePizza underscores the importance of community, innovation, and the acceptance of cryptocurrencies in everyday transactions.
Historical context
• On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins - this was the first recorded purchase of a real product using cryptocurrency.
• Today, this amount is equivalent to hundreds of millions of dollars, and the event has become a symbol of the beginning of the era of using cryptocurrencies in the real economy.