Back on May 22, 2010, Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyetz posted on a Bitcoin forum that he would pay 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas delivered to his home. he wrote:
âHe pays 10,000 bitcoins to buy some pizzas. Maybe two big pizzas and he leaves some for the next day.â
Nearly 13 years ago, Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyets wanted to eat pizza. So he bought two. The problem, however, is that he paid in Bitcoin for the first recorded real-world transaction involving virtual currency.
Hanyecz announced on his Bitcoin his talk forum on May 18, 2010 that he plans to use Bitcoin to buy a pizza, preferably two large pies. He was happy to pay 10,000 bitcoins to anyone who placed an order and received the cryptocurrency to bring to him.
Several days passed, and Mr. Hanecz still could not find anyone who would accept his offer. he lost his hope.
But on May 22, 19-year-old Jeremy Strdevant caused a stir on the forums. He accepted his offer of 10,000 bitcoins (valued at about $41 at the time) for two pizzas. Strdivant bought two pizzas and shipped them to Hanniets, Florida.
Laszlo Hanecz announced on the forum that he received the pizza and shared the following photo with his family.
