What Is Bitcoin Pizza?

"Bitcoin Pizza" refers to the first-ever purchase of a real-world item using bitcoin. This historic event took place on May 22, 2010, when a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz posted on a forum called Bitcointalk. He offered to pay 10,000 bitcoins in exchange for two large pizzas. His post read:

> “I’ll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas.. Like maybe 2 large ones so I have some left over for the next day..”

At the time, 10,000 BTC was worth about $41, meaning each bitcoin was valued at just $0.0041. Another forum user accepted the deal, spending around $25 to order and deliver the pizzas to Hanyecz.

Back then, bitcoin was still in its infancy, and people could mine it using regular laptops. Hanyecz himself mined the coins he used for the transaction. In 2018, he repeated the gesture and bought two pizzas again, this time using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and spending only 0.00649 BTC.

Despite the massive rise in bitcoin’s value over the years, Hanyecz has stated in interviews that he has no regrets. At that time, bitcoin was still an experimental digital currency known only to a small group of enthusiasts. Buying pizza with it felt like a fun way to test its potential.

Bitcoin Pizza Day

This legendary transaction led to May 22 being celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day every year. It marks the first recorded use of cryptocurrency to purchase a physical item—a milestone in bitcoin's history.

Today, the 10,000 BTC used in that transaction would be worth millions of dollars, making it one of the most famous and talked-about purchases in the crypto world. The phrase "Bitcoin Pizza" now symbolizes the humble beginnings of cryptocurrency and how far it has come#BitcoinPizzaDay2025 #MarketPullback #ETHMarketWatch #BinancelaunchpoolHuma #talhacryptohub $BNB