Bitcoin, Pizza, and a Virus: A Digital Tale of Surprises
Back in 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made history by buying two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins — marking the first real-world transaction using Bitcoin. At the time, those Bitcoins were worth only $41. Today, their value would soar beyond $500 million, earning those pizzas the title of the most expensive ever bought.
Initially dismissed as a digital gimmick, Bitcoin gradually transformed into a groundbreaking financial technology. But as its popularity surged, so did its darker uses. Cybercriminals began exploiting Bitcoin’s anonymity, demanding ransoms in the currency — most notoriously during the 2017 WannaCry attack, which paralyzed thousands of systems worldwide.
This unusual mix — Bitcoin, pizza, and malware — illustrates the unpredictable twists of our digital era. What started as a tech curiosity sparked a financial revolution and a new wave of cyber threats.
And it all began with a simple hunger for pizza.
