Bitcoin Pizza Day, a Pivotal Moment in Crypto History

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Bitcoin Pizza Day or Bitcoin Pizza Day is a moment that investors or crypto users will probably never forget because Bitcoin was used for the first time to buy physical goods.

For your information, Bitcoin was first transacted (exchanged) for Pizza in 2010, where the price of 1 Bitcoin (BTC) at that time was worth 0.003 cents compared to this year's around USD 69,000.

This unique moment was finally given the name Bitcoin Pizza Day which is celebrated on May 22 every year.

At that time, a Bitcoin miner and programmer from Florida named Laszlo Hanyecz thought of exchanging his 10,000 BTC for pizza.

Laszlo also advertised this on the Bitcointalk forum to buy two pizzas in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins.

Someone accepted the offer and the person quickly sent two packs of Papa John's pizza to Laszlo and got 10,000 BTC.

Since this transaction, every May 22 has been celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day by the crypto community.

Not long ago the Bitget Community gathered to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day in several Southeast Asian regions such as Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Bitcoin Pizza Day marks an important moment in cryptocurrency history,” said Bitget CEO Gracy Chen in a statement, Sunday (2/6/2024).

“Celebrating this moment reminds us how cryptocurrency started from a new concept to become a revolutionary force in the financial sector,” he added.