đ”The First Real-Life Purchase with Bitcoin: A Historic Biteđ”
đMay 22, 2010, marks a pivotal moment in cryptocurrency history. On this day, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first real-world purchase using Bitcoin, trading 10,000 BTC for two large pizzas from Papa John's. At that time, those 10,000 bitcoins were worth about $41.
đïžFast forward to today, and the value of those 10,000 BTC has skyrocketed into the millionsđ, making those pizzas worth over $300 million at current Bitcoin prices. This transaction is now celebrated annually as "Bitcoin Pizza Day," symbolizing the astonishing growth and acceptance of Bitcoin as a currency.
đ°From $41 to millions, Bitcoin's journey from buying pizzas to becoming a global financial phenomenon is nothing short of extraordinary.