Today marks the anniversary of the first transaction in the history of cryptocurrency: 10,000 Bitcoin

for one pizza at $41, which today is worth $1.1 billion. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a man from Florida, made the first real transaction using Bitcoin when he exchanged 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas from Papa John's. At that time, the value of these coins was no more than $41. Today, they are estimated to be worth over $1.1 billion.

Despite this huge difference in value, Hanyecz does not feel regret; he sees the idea of buying pizza with a currency that was worth almost nothing at that time as a "really great" idea, as he described it.

Since that day, May 22 has been known as Bitcoin Pizza Day and is celebrated annually in the cryptocurrency community around the world, as a reminder of Bitcoin's humble beginnings and the ambition that brought it to what it is today.

On this day, special events and promotions are held, and discounts are offered to those who choose to pay with Bitcoin, in a symbolic celebration of the first transaction that opened the door to the use of digital currencies in daily life.$BTC