On May 22, the crypto community celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day. The occasion for the celebration was a remarkable event for the industry when, in 2010, American programmer Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 BTC, which is almost $700 million at current exchange rates.
In honor of this holiday, the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is giving away $2,000 among community members and preparing pizza offline. The Gemini exchange also announced a cash contest in which $500 is up for grabs. And the CEO of Tether, Paolo Ardoino, called on this day to share pizza with a friend and be sure to tell about the first cryptocurrency.
It is generally accepted that Laszlo Heinitz spent 10,000 BTC on pizza, but in reality, according to him, he spent much more coins