Details of the story of the most expensive pizza in history 🍕
On May 18, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz posted a strange request on the Internet:
“I want 2 large pizzas... I want onions, peppers, sausage and tomatoes. In return I will pay 10,000 $BTC
In this story, I will tell you the story of the most expensive pizza in history, so that you understand the historical context of the story
We are in May 2010.
Bitcoin has completed one year since its launch in January 2009.
The Bitcoin community is very small and relies on mining rewards to obtain the currency and there has been no real use for Bitcoin#bitcoin yet. So Laszlo decided to be the first person to use Bitcoin to buy something real instead of using dollars.
Due to the strangeness of the request, Laszlo continued to repeat his request on the forum for about a week, until someone ordered pizza from Papa John's to Laszlo's address in exchange for Bitcoin. This was the first step in transforming Bitcoin from an electronic commodity into a real means of exchange.
On the anniversary of this event every year, the question is repeated: What if I were Laszlo? Will you regret buying pizza that could have been a fortune for your children and grandchildren?
From Laszlo's point of view, being part of Bitcoin history is invaluable. The less discussed part of this story is what happened to the person who received 10,000 Bitcoins?
Did he get rich with $700,000,000?
Unfortunately no.
Jeremy Sturdivant, who was 19 at the time, sold the coins when their price rose to cover the costs of a trip with his fiancée to America.
The story of the most expensive pizza in the world is not only about Bitcoin.#bitcoin Rather, it is a story about patience.
If you had 10,000 Bitcoins, would you have sold them at the first 1,000,000, 10,000,000, 100,000,000, or would you have been able to wait until now? #bitcoin
Leave your answer in the comments......
