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Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated every year on May 22 to commemorate the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin.
What Happened?
On May 22, 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas from Papa John's. At the time, those Bitcoins were worth about $41 USD. He posted the offer on a Bitcoin forum, and someone accepted it by ordering pizzas for him and receiving the BTC in exchange.
Why Is It Important?
It was the first recorded purchase of a physical good using Bitcoin.
It marked a huge milestone in Bitcoin's journey from a theoretical digital currency to something with real-world use.
Today, those 10,000 BTC would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, making it a legendary example in crypto history.
Fun Fact:
People now use this day to reflect on Bitcoin’s growth and to celebrate how far the crypto world has come — often by eating pizza!