Every May 22 You Should Eat A Pizza (Bitcoin Pizza Day)


The first transaction in the history of Bitcoin took place on January 12, 2009 between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney: First Bitcoin Transaction (2009)
However, May 22, 2010 is another important date for Bitcoin enthusiasts: 13 years ago, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz became the first documented user to pay for physical goods with Bitcoin. Two delivery pizzas ordered from Papa John's, a US pizzeria chain paid for 10,000 Bitcoins (about 41 dollars), whose current value is almost 300 million dollars. As early as 2011, the value was $57,700. Five years later about $2.3 million after being over $10 million at the end of 2013. His pioneering gesture is celebrated every year on May 22nd.

Laszlo on Bitcoin Talk (2010): "I'll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas.. like maybe 2 large ones so I have some left over for the next day. I like having left over pizza to nibble on later. You can make the pizza yourself and bring it to my house or order it for me from a delivery place, but what I'm aiming for is getting food delivered in exchange for bitcoins where I don't have to order or prepare it myself, kind of like ordering a 'breakfast platter' at a hotel or something, they just bring you something to eat and you're happy!
I like things like onions, peppers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, pepperoni, etc.. just standard stuff no weird fish topping or anything like that. I also like regular cheese pizzas which may be cheaper to prepare or otherwise acquire.

If you're interested please let me know and we can work out a deal.

Thanks,
Laszlo"

Jeremy Sturdivant, nickname jercos, was the one who accepted the payment via IRC chat. Engineer who at the time apparently used Bitcoin to travel and buy video games. Here you can find the 2 addresses:
17SkEw2md5avVNyYgj6RiXuQKNwkXaxFyQ
1XPTgDRhN8RFnzniWCddobD9iKZatrvH4

Sturdivant (old interview): "Bitcoin as a currency is meant to be spent. Those 10,000 BTC made it back into the economy fairly quickly, around the time they were worth some $400. A 10x ROI from simply trading in a different currency is quite good, even if that factor could have been higher had I held on to said currency longer Naturally there will always be people hoarding coins, trying to get rich, and quite a few people did get quite rich, but they wouldn't have got that way without economic growth allowing it. To that extent my bitcoin holdings do usually measure in hundreds or thousands of usd, simply because I use them much as I would a checking account, to conduct business both online and offline when I have the opportunity. Notably the "humble bundles" and the attached store accepting bitcoins significantly bolstered my video game library"

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A few years ago, in honor of the event, I bought a Bitcoin Origin NFT on the Wax blockchain, a collection that has now failed.
Every year on May 22 I always eat a pizza. I hope the ones Laszlo ordered were at least good. Surely if he had ordered them in Italy there would have been no doubts! When you pay remember to use fiatcurrency. Or if you want to use BTC, buy back your BTC later, otherwise you will regret it one day. Enjoy your meal!

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