Here's How Much 10K BTC Paid for 2 Pizzas in 2010 Is Worth Today
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Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market CapBitcoin Pizza Day: A $41 Experiment Now Worth Billions
Nation-state adoption of Bitcoin has become the new frontier for crypto advocates, a far cry from the days when the currency’s biggest achievement was buying two pizzas. Sixteen years after that first recorded transaction, the Bitcoin community marked the anniversary on May 22 with fresh evidence of how far the currency has traveled. Related Reading: […]
On May 22, 2010, a programmer paid for two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoins. At that time, the operation seemed just a curiosity among internet enthusiasts. After 15 years, that transaction is remembered as the starting point of an industry that today moves billions of dollars, drives new financial platforms and forces governments, banks and regulators to redefine the way money circulates in the digital world. Bitcoin’s story began two years earlier,…
Why nobody talks about the guy who received 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas? \ stacker news
Why does everyone talk about the guy who paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas and how idiot he was, but nobody talks about the guy who received 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas? According to what’s said online, Jeremy Sturdivant didn’t keep those 10,000 BTC. So, in a way, he might be an even bigger idiot than the first guy. 😂 Alright, I know some people here will say that back then nobody could have predicted how much Bitcoin would rise in value, but th…
Bitcoin pizza day shows crypto’s global economic evolution today
Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, created history on May 22, 2010, when he spent 10,000 Bitcoin on two pizzas. The trade was valued at about $41(market cap under US$1M) at the time. According to Binance, the 10,000 Bitcoins would be valued well over $700m (market cap over US$1.5T) now. In August 2025, when BTC price was at an all-time high of $126k, the coins would be worth more than $1 billion. The amount now represents over 22 days of current is…
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day, The 16th Anniversary Of Laszlo Hanyecz Paying 10,000 BTC For Two Papa John’s Pies
Sixteen years ago today, a Florida programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa John’s pizzas. At the time, those coins were worth roughly $41. On this Pizza Day, they are worth $777.87 million — down $328 million from last year’s anniversary price. Bitcoin Pizza Day, observed each May 22, marks the first commercial transaction using Bitcoin — the moment a digital currency stopped being a theoretical experiment and bec…
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