Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated every year on May 22 to commemorate the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. On this day in 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz posted on a Bitcoin forum offering 10,000 Bitcoins in exchange for two pizzas. A fellow forum member accepted the offer and ordered two pizzas from Papa John’s, having them delivered to Hanyecz’s home. This marked the first known instance of someone buying a physical good with cryptocurrency.

At the time, the 10,000 Bitcoins were worth around $41. Today, that same amount would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on market rates. The event is often cited as a milestone in the history of cryptocurrency, proving that Bitcoin could have real-world value and utility beyond theoretical or technical discussions.

Bitcoin Pizza Day has become a symbolic celebration within the crypto community. Many enthusiasts mark the occasion by eating pizza and reflecting on how far Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come. It serves as both a humorous and inspiring reminder of the early days of crypto and the enormous potential digital currencies hold for the future of finance and global transactions.$BTC #BinancePizzaDay #BitcoinPizza