📣 A turning point in the Bitcoin world! On May 22, 2010, 10,000 BTC was paid for two pizzas in a transaction worth over $700 million in today's value. This marks the first documented real-world use of Bitcoin. 🍕💰
- Bitcoin was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 as the first decentralized digital currency.
- Bitcoin introduced the idea of creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that can conduct transactions without a central authority such as banks or governments.
- Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer from Florida, offered to pay 10,000 BTC for two large pizzas on the BitcoinTalk forum on May 22, 2010.
- This transaction marked the first documented real-world use of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange.
This pizza transaction made an immediate impact on the Bitcoin community. It validated Bitcoin's use case and encouraged other users to explore real-world applications of the cryptocurrency. Do you think you would pay BTC for pizza today? We are waiting your comments!