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Bitcoin Pizza Day Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Record $111,000 Bitcoin Price

The milestone commemorates the first real-world Bitcoin transaction in 2010 while cryptocurrency enthusiasts mark the occasion with global events and giveaways.

FILE - A neon sign that alerts customers that the business accepts bitcoin as payment, hangs in the window of Healthy Harvest Indoor Gardening in Hillsboro, Ore., on Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)
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Overview

  • On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made history by purchasing two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 BTC, marking the first real-world Bitcoin transaction.
  • Bitcoin’s value has skyrocketed since the original transaction, with the same 10,000 BTC now worth $1.1 billion as Bitcoin hits an all-time high of $111,000 per coin.
  • Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget celebrated the 15th anniversary by hosting pizza giveaways for over 2,000 participants at events worldwide.
  • Hanyecz, an early Bitcoin developer, also contributed key technical innovations, including creating the first MacOS Bitcoin client and pioneering GPU mining.
  • Bitcoin Pizza Day has become an annual tradition for crypto enthusiasts, reflecting on Bitcoin’s evolution from a niche experiment to a $2 trillion global financial asset.