The $690 Million Pizza – A Historic Moment in Crypto
On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made history by completing the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. He paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas from Papa John’s, which were worth around $41 at the time.
Today, those 10,000 BTC would be worth over $690 million—a jaw-dropping figure that highlights how far Bitcoin has come.
Laszlo didn’t regret it. In fact, he called it a fun experiment. His purchase proved that Bitcoin could be used as real money, sparking global interest in cryptocurrencies.
May 22 is now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day—a tribute to that legendary transaction and a reminder of how innovation often starts small.
