When the 10,000 Bitcoins used to buy pizza soared to over 1.1 billion US dollars in 15 years, the price of BTC broke through 110,000 US dollars today, witnessing history once again.
Can you imagine? Two large pizzas bought for less than 1,300 New Taiwan Dollars at the time turned into nearly 30 billion New Taiwan Dollars 15 years later! Today, May 22, 2025, is the annual Bitcoin Pizza Day, and the price of BTC has also soared to over 110,000 US dollars. This article will take you back to this memorable day.
The most expensive pizza, the magnificent transformation of 10,000 Bitcoins
Let’s start from the beginning. In 2010, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz in Florida was hungry and posted on the BitcoinTalk Forum:
“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. 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!”
He also mentioned the pizza flavors in the post and told anyone interested to contact him, and exchanged two Papa John’s pizzas worth 25 US dollars with Jeremy Sturdivant (alias Jercos), who was only 19 years old at the time and had mined on his own.
－ source: Blockchain.com －
At that time, 10,000 Bitcoins were worth about 40 US dollars, equivalent to 0.004 US dollars per coin. As of today in 2025, these 10,000 Bitcoins are now worth 1.1 billion US dollars.
Not just a commemorative day, but also an important milestone for Bitcoin
At the time, this pizza transaction may have seemed insignificant, but it was significant in the history of cryptocurrency. Because it was the first time Bitcoin went from a virtual concept on the internet to the real world, proving that Bitcoin could be used to buy things! Just like Laszlo Hanyecz himself later said in an interview:
“I don’t regret the pizza transaction. I think it was a historic moment in the evolution of Bitcoin.”
Fifteen years later, Bitcoin has become a force to be reckoned with in the global financial market. Who knows what new heights Bitcoin will reach in the next 15 years?
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Event Information
Date: May 22, 2025 (Thursday) 19:00 – 22:00
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In May 2025,
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