The Current Value of 10,000 Bitcoins: From Pizza to Extravagance

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Fourteen years ago, 10,000 bitcoins (BTC) were enough to buy just two pizzas. Today, the same amount of BTC can secure hundreds of private flights on a spaceship or even Leonardo DaVinci’s priciest painting. This remarkable change is celebrated on Bitcoin Pizza Day, May 22, marking when Laszlo Hanyecz, an early BTC adopter, bought two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 BTC in 2010. At that time, bitcoin was valued at $0.0041, making the purchase worth approximately $41. Since then, bitcoin has surged by over 141,000,000%, making the current value of that 10,000 BTC over $690 million, given the current price of about $69,000 per BTC.

Today, 10,000 BTC could buy at least 700 Papa John’s pizza franchises. FranchiseHelp estimates the initial investment for a Papa John’s franchise ranges from $130,120 to $844,420. With $687 million, you could open more than 715 franchises. Additionally, 10,000 BTC can afford the most expensive painting by Leonardo DaVinci and an Airbus A380 Private Jet. DaVinci’s "Salvator Mundi" is valued at $450.3 million, and an Airbus A380 is priced at $600 million.

Moreover, 10,000 BTC could purchase one of the world’s most valuable diamonds, the Cullinan Diamond, weighing 530.2 carats and worth over $400 million. You could also buy at least 250 tickets for 90-minute space trips via Virgin Galactic’s spaceship, with each ticket costing $450,000. With 10,000 BTC, you could finance two Hollywood blockbuster movies. While an average Hollywood film costs around $100 million, the most expensive ones exceed $300 million in production, distribution, and marketing costs. Interestingly, you could secure naming rights to a stadium and 16 private islands in The Bahamas with 10,000 BTC. Stadium naming rights can cost up to $30 million annually, totaling $300 million for a decade, and luxury islands range from $200,000 to $200 million.