🍕 Bitcoin Pizza Day is considered a very interesting and significant event in crypto history. It is based on the first real transaction that occurred in the Bitcoin world.
Bitcoin was created in 2009. However, its value was not accurately known to anyone. Bitcoin was a digital currency known only to a few, like ordinary software archaeologists and hackers.
📅 A historic day, May 22, 2010:
In the U.S., a software developer named Laszlo Hanyecz made a small attempt:
"I want to buy two pizzas. I'm ready to give 10,000 Bitcoins for that."
He posted this advertisement in a crypto discussion group (Bitcointalk Forum). While some thought giving Bitcoin for pizza was a crazy decision, a user named Jeremy Sturdivant accepted his request. He delivered two large pizzas to the address Hanyecz provided through Pizza Hut or Papa John's, and in return, received 10,000 Bitcoins.
💸 What is the value of those 10,000 Bitcoins today?
In 2010, the value of 10,000 Bitcoins: approximately $41
But now if the value of one Bitcoin is $100,000:
📌 10,000 Bitcoins × $100,000 = $1,000,000,000 (that is, 1 billion dollars, a pizza worth one thousand crores in Tamil!)
Yes, if the two pizzas given by our protagonist Laszlo Hanyecz reach a value of $100,000 each, it will completely confirm the record for the world's most expensive pizza!
"We think about giving a tip when we eat pizza…
Laszlo Hanyecz gave a 1 billion tip!"
🤔 Why is this important?
This transaction signifies that crypto received a real "value". For the first time, Bitcoin was exchanged for a food item. This encouraged others to trust Bitcoin as a currency with value.
📅 That's why: May 22 = Bitcoin Pizza Day
Every year, crypto enthusiasts celebrate by buying pizza on May 22 – a day to remind us how far Bitcoin has come.
Fun Fact:
It is also noteworthy that Laszlo Hanyecz later bought graphics cards with several Bitcoins, but he did not engage in trading afterward.
One pizza... but a transaction that changed history!
This is the first milestone in the world of Bitcoin – a humorous yet revolutionary event!