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Highlights
- May 22nd marks as the Bitcoin Pizza Day to commemorate a peculiar BTC transaction.
- A man bought two pizzas for 10K BTC.
- Bitcoin's unprecedented growth and adoption underscores immense potential.
Bitcoin Pizza Day is commemorated each year to remember one of the most peculiar transactions ever recorded across the global crypto ecosystem. Notably, a man in the United States swapped the world’s leading cryptocurrency for a mere two pizzas, a purchase much smiled upon today.
Bitcoin’s meteoric rise and widespread adoption in recent years have not only revolutionized the global trading landscape but also elevated the digital asset to the status of leading RWA (Real World Assets), such as gold and silver. This global acceptance and recognition are a testament to Bitcoin’s potential and dominance.
Listed below is a brief report on Bitcoin’s legendary history, from its use to purchase pizzas to its current status as one of the most sought-after investment options worldwide.
Bitcoin Pizza Day: What’s The Scoop?
On May 22, 2010, a British man living in Florida, United States, stamped his name in history, purchasing two pizzas for a whopping 10,000 BTC. Laszlo Hanyecz, an early Bitcoin enthusiast, bought two of Papa John’s pizzas for the abovementioned number of BTC coins, worth somewhere around $41.
This transaction is much smiled upon today, as 10,000 BTC would be worth a fortune for many in today’s era. 1 BTC today is evaluated to be somewhere around $69K, ultimately making 10,000 BTC worth hundreds of millions of U.S. Dollars.
Parth Chaturvedi, Head of Investments at CoinSwitch Ventures, added on this day, “Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated each year to mark the first “real world commercial transaction” using Bitcoin as a means of payment. On May 22nd, 2010, developer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for 2 Papa John’s pizzas (worth about $41 back then). To put that in perspective, at today’s BTC price that would be close to $700M for the two pizzas. Although in hindsight this might appear as the worst barter possible, back then this transaction was hailed by the nascent crypto community as a milestone for the adoption of crypto as an asset class. Fast forward today, Bitcoin fixed supply schedule has given it the moniker of “Digital Gold” and Institutional giants are recommending it to their clients as an asset for portfolio diversification.”
Zooming into today, paying 10,000 BTC for two pizzas is an unprecedented thought. Moreover, Bitcoin has continued to grow over the years, making the transaction one to remember with each passing year.
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Bitcoin’s Price Today
Bitcoin, the world’s first-ever digital currency, trades at $70,256 today, a 0.50% rise in the past 24 hours.
The token’s all-time low is $0.04865, marking a 143791042.87% in value to date. Whereas, the ATH (all-time-high) hit by the token is $73,750.
Meanwhile, it’s also worth noting that Bitcoin’s rise in value aligns with its halving event held every four years, also held this year, that substantially aids the price and tokenomics.
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