Exactly 15 years ago, on May 22, 2010, an event occurred that forever entered the history of cryptocurrencies. Programmer Laszlo Hanyecz made the world's first real purchase with Bitcoin, paying 10,000 BTC for two pizzas.
Today, this amount is equivalent to ~ $1.1 billion. Yes, this is the most expensive pizza in history.
Why is this important?
- The first commercial transaction with Bitcoin is proof that cryptocurrency can be a medium of exchange.
- A symbol of BTC's growth – if Laszlo had kept these BTC, he would have become a billionaire.
- Bitcoin Pizza Day – now on May 22, the crypto community celebrates this day, remembering how it all began.
The irony of fate
On the same day, Bitcoin updated its historical maximum (ATH). Fate loves symbolic coincidences!
The moral?
- - The holding works (but not for pizzerias).
- Cryptocurrencies are changing the world – who knows what will happen in the next 15 years?
What would you do if you were Lazlo?
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