#pizzaday #BTC $BTC **Bitcoin Pizza Day** is celebrated on **May 22nd** every year to commemorate a historic event in the life of Bitcoin. On this day in **2010**, a programmer named **Laszlo Hanyecz** made the first documented purchase using Bitcoin. Hanyecz, who was an early Bitcoin adopter, posted on a Bitcoin forum offering **10,000 BTC** in exchange for two large pizzas.
At the time, Bitcoin was still a nascent technology, and the concept of using it for real-world transactions was largely untested. Hanyecz's offer was taken up by a fellow Bitcoin enthusiast, and the transaction was completed with the delivery of two large pizzas from Papa John's to Hanyecz's address. The 10,000 BTC he spent were valued at approximately **$41** back then.
Today, the value of 10,000 BTC is in the hundreds of millions of dollars, making those pizzas some of the most expensive ever. The event is celebrated by the Bitcoin community as a reminder of how far the digital currency has come and its potential for future transactions.
Bitcoin Pizza Day has since become a day of celebration for Bitcoin enthusiasts, who often mark the occasion by buying pizzaâsometimes even with Bitcoin. It serves as a milestone that highlights the growth of Bitcoin from an obscure digital asset to a widely recognized and used form of currency.
