In 2010, an event took place that, although it went almost unnoticed at the time, is now considered a fundamental milestone in the history of cryptocurrencies: programmer Laszlo Hanyecz made the first recorded commercial transaction with Bitcoin by purchasing two pizzas for the sum of 10,000 BTC. This operation not only represented the first tangible use of this digital currency as a means of exchange but also marked the beginning of an unprecedented financial revolution.
As time has passed, the value of those 10,000 bitcoins has skyrocketed to figures exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars, transforming what was a simple everyday purchase into a powerful symbol of the transformative potential of blockchain technology. Since then, every May 22 is celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day, an emblematic date that pays tribute to the modest—but visionary—origins of this cryptocurrency. It is a reminder of how a disruptive idea, born on the fringes of the traditional financial system, was able to challenge established norms and open the doors to a new digital era.
