Bitcoin Hits All-Time High of $111K on 15th Anniversary of Pizza Day
Rosalia MazzaThursday, May 22nd 2025 05:34PM
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Bitcoin reached a record $111,000 on May 22, 2025, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the first real-world Bitcoin transaction known as Pizza Day.
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Bitcoin Surges to Record $111K on Bitcoin Pizza Day
Fifteen years after its first real-world use, Bitcoin marks a historic new high.
Bitcoin reached a new all-time high today, surpassing $111,000 on the 15th anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day, a symbolic date in crypto history.
The price milestone underscores Bitcoin’s continued rise as a financial instrument, marking its highest valuation since inception. The timing of the surge coincides with a day recognized annually to commemorate the first commercial Bitcoin transaction—when 10,000 BTC were exchanged for two pizzas on May 22, 2010.
Bitcoin's latest rally pushes the digital asset further into uncharted territory, capping off a period of renewed investor attention and heightened interest in digital assets. The move has drawn attention not only because of the price itself, but also because of the historical significance of the date.
A Milestone on a Milestone
The new all-time high comes exactly 15 years after Laszlo Hanyecz, an early adopter and miner, made what is widely regarded as the first purchase of physical goods with Bitcoin. On that day in 2010, he paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas—valued at around $41 at the time.
That transaction, modest by today’s standards, is viewed as the moment Bitcoin moved beyond a theoretical digital currency and into practical use. It has since become a landmark event within the crypto community, observed each year as Bitcoin Pizza Day.
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