The Pizza Guy who Bought Bitcoin with His Leftovers (and Became a Legend)
I assume you are referring to the story of **Jeremy Sturdivant**, who is also known as the "Bitcoin Pizza Guy" ¹. In May 2010, Sturdivant, then a 19-year-old student in California, delivered two large pizzas to Laszlo Hanyecz, a Florida resident, in exchange for 10,000 bitcoins, which were valued at $41 at the time ¹. This transaction is considered to be the first physical purchase made with bitcoin in history and is celebrated annually as Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22 ¹.
Sturdivant spent all the bitcoins on travel and did not save them for the future ¹. Today, that same amount of bitcoin would be worth a whopping $365 million ¹. Despite losing out on boundless riches, Sturdivant said he is "proud to have played a part" in the "global phenomenon" ¹.
This story is now the stuff of bitcoin legend and has inspired many to invest in cryptocurrencies ¹.
