Scammers net 6 figures on Bitcoin Pizza Day

Several sketchy pizza-themed coins have emerged in the past couple of days, including BPizza and EthPizza.

• 2023-05-25
• market capitalization Bitcoin Pizza Day side hustles Laszlo Hanyecz

Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day: the Time a Bitcoin User Bought 2 Pizzas for 10,000 BTC

On May 22, 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz paid Jeremy Sturdivant 10,000 bitcoins (BTC) for two Papa John’s pizzas which were delivered to Hanyecz’s home. This exchange is widely celebrated because it is viewed as the first use of bitcoin in a commercial transaction with bitcoin as the medium of exchange. In fact, 10,000 bitcoins in 2010 bought you about two pizzas.

• 2023-05-23
• medium of exchange Laszlo Hanyecz Bitcoin Price technology company Bitcoin Pizza Day Jeremy Sturdivant commercial transaction