• Written by: bitFlyer Europe
  • Sat, 22 May 2021
  •   Japan

Today is May 22nd, which means it's Pizza Day for the Bitcoin/Crypto community! On May 22nd 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Pizzas fo 10 000 BTC, which was worth around 33.00 back in 2010.

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day 2021!

Today is May 22nd, which means it's Pizza Day for the Bitcoin/Crypto community!

On May 22nd 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Pizzas for 10,000 BTC, which was worth around 33.00 back in 2010. This payment now acts as a milestone for the digital currency, and is acknowledge to be one of the first purchases of a product with Bitcoin.

In case you are new to Bitcoin, here is a quick guide to get you up to speed:

What is Bitcoin? - A bitFlyer Academy Guide for Beginners
Launched in 2009, Bitcoin is the worlds first cryptocurrency, also known as Digital Gold. Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder, introduced Bitcoin as Open Source Peer-2-Peer Money for secured, verifiable digital transactions without involving intermediaries like banks.
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As of today, and for the 11th birthday of Pizza Day, 1 Bitcoin is worth around 30,000, which means Laszlo bought two Papa John's Pizzas, for 300 Millions if it happened today. Just wow.

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How much was Bitcoin that day?

Have a look at our blogpost from last year, when we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Pizza Day with this jaw-dropping infographic:

From two pizzas to your own private island: Tracking the value of 10,000 Bitcoin to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day 2020
We have done a bit of research to find out what you could have bought with 10,000 bitcoins on Bitcoin Pizza Day in 2010 all the way up to today. So what might those bitcoin millionaires amongst you choose to buy to celebrate ten years of Bitcoin Pizza Day?
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Refer a friend, get a Pizza... Sort of!

Fancy a Pizza yourself today? Well we can help! Successfully refer a new user to bitFlyer and treat yourself with the 10 reward!

bitFlyer Referral Program - Invite friends, get free BTC!
Today we launched our new Referral Program where you and your friends can earn rewards! Both you and your friend will get 10 worth of Bitcoin each when your friend creates an account and trades 100 of crypto or more.
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