The whole world remembers the guy who bought two pizzas with 10,000 bitcoins,
but few people ever ask: How did the person who received those 10,000 bitcoins fare later?
Laszlo Hanyecz’s pizza purchase became legendary.
But Jeremy Sturdivant (Jercos)—the 19-year-old who took him up on the offer that day in 2010—is hardly ever mentioned.
That day, he received 10,000 #BTC.
At today’s prices, they’d be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Do you think he’s living on a private island now, sipping champagne and gazing out at the ocean?
No.
To him, Bitcoin was never a collectible. It was just “internet money”—meant to be spent.
So later, he spent it all on video games and a road trip with his girlfriend.
Someone asked him: Do you regret blowing enough money to last a lifetime on gas and games?
He said, “No regrets. Bitcoin was money, not a museum exhibit. I put it into circulation, and that makes me part of history.”
Today, Jeremy still lives an ordinary life, without hundreds of millions to his name.
But he’s at peace—because he was a pioneer.
What about you? If you knew it was worth $600 million and still spent it all on video games, could you sleep at night?
Or would you think about that decision for the rest of your life?
but few people ever ask: How did the person who received those 10,000 bitcoins fare later?
Laszlo Hanyecz’s pizza purchase became legendary.
But Jeremy Sturdivant (Jercos)—the 19-year-old who took him up on the offer that day in 2010—is hardly ever mentioned.
That day, he received 10,000 #BTC.
At today’s prices, they’d be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Do you think he’s living on a private island now, sipping champagne and gazing out at the ocean?
No.
To him, Bitcoin was never a collectible. It was just “internet money”—meant to be spent.
So later, he spent it all on video games and a road trip with his girlfriend.
Someone asked him: Do you regret blowing enough money to last a lifetime on gas and games?
He said, “No regrets. Bitcoin was money, not a museum exhibit. I put it into circulation, and that makes me part of history.”
Today, Jeremy still lives an ordinary life, without hundreds of millions to his name.
But he’s at peace—because he was a pioneer.
What about you? If you knew it was worth $600 million and still spent it all on video games, could you sleep at night?
Or would you think about that decision for the rest of your life?