14 years ago, a man paid 10,000 Bitcoins to buy a pizza from Papa John's. It was the world's first real purchase using Bitcoin. Bitcoin $BTC
In May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made history when he used arab_leaders
10,000 Bitcoins to buy a pizza, making it the first real purchase
.using the digital currency Bitcoin
Laszlo posted an ad on a forum asking someone to order him a pizza for
10,000 Bitcoins. On May 22, Jeremy Sturdivant accepted the offer
and ordered him a pizza from the "Papa John's" chain.
At the time, 10,000 Bitcoins were worth only about $41. But with the value of Bitcoin rising dramatically over the years,
that amount is now worth about $916 million.
This event is celebrated annually and is known as "Bitcoin Pizza Day".
Today, 10,000 bitcoins are worth about
$916.06 million.