โกThe first BTC transaction ๐ป
The story went like this. Laszlo Hanyecz (๐ฉโ๐ปprogrammer) posted a request on a Bitcoin forum to pay 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas. After about four days, Jeremy Sturdivant (alias Jercos) got in touch with him on May 22, 2010. He assured Hanyecz that he would send him two pizzas. The deal went through, and Hanyecz proudly announced on the same forum:
"I just want to announce that I successfully exchanged 10,000 Bitcoins for pizza. Thanks, Jercos."
Hanyecz was one of the pioneers who communicated through a forum with Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous founder of Bitcoin. He described Nakamoto as "weird, paranoid, and bossy."
โข What happened to the 10,000 BTC?
Sturdivant apparently spent them on video games from the Humble Bundle distribution platform. According to his own statements, he has not been involved in any Bitcoin-related initiatives since.
โข Where are the two pizzas currently located?
You can't trace the physical whereabouts of the pizzas, as they were obviously consumed by Laszlo Hanyecz and, therefore, no longer exist.
โข What is celebrated on "Bitcoin Pizza Day"?
On this day, the symbolic value of the first time Bitcoin was used to purchase real-world goods, in this case, two pizzas, is commemorated.
๐งพSupplementary data:
1๏ธโฃ Amount: 10,000 $BTC
2๏ธโฃ BTC Price in 2010: ๐ฒ0.0041
3๏ธโฃPrice for each pizza: ๐ฒ20.50
4๏ธโฃ Total to be paid for 2 units: ๐ฒ41
5๏ธโฃ Current exchange rate (10K BTC): ~๐ฒ350M
โญ Explore my recent activities ๐: