Every year on May 22, the crypto world celebrates one of the most legendary moments in internet history: Bitcoin Pizza Day. What started as a simple pizza order in 2010 has become a symbol of how far Bitcoin has come from an obscure digital experiment to a trillion-dollar financial asset.
The story began when software developer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 BTC on the Bitcointalk forum to anyone willing to get him two large pizzas. Four days later, another early crypto enthusiast accepted the deal and ordered two Papa John’s pizzas for him. That transaction, completed on May 22, 2010, became the first known real-world commercial purchase made with Bitcoin. At the time, the 10,000 BTC used for the pizzas was worth only around $41.
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Interestingly, Hanyecz has repeatedly said he does not regret the purchase. According to interviews and community discussions, he viewed the transaction as exciting because it helped make Bitcoin “real.” He also reportedly spent far more Bitcoin on pizzas later that year while experimenting with crypto payments. Within the crypto community, Bitcoin Pizza Day is now celebrated globally with meetups, giveaways, memes, and people buying pizza using cryptocurrency in honor of the moment that changed internet finance forever.