How the Crypto Community is Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day
Bitcoin aficionados from all over the world have today been celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day, which marks the five year anniversary of what is believed to be the first real-world transaction in bitcoin, which took place on 22nd May 2010.bLaszlo Hanyecz, a programmer paid a fellow Bitcoin Talk forum user 10,000 BTC for two Papa John's pizzas - at the time the order set him back approximately $25. Today, a 10,000 BTC purchase would cost Hanyecz a hefty $2.3m. The excitement around the event began a few days early, with some commentators eagerly pushing the #BitcoinPizzaDay hashtag on social....
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