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Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day, The 16th Anniversary Of Laszlo Hanyecz Paying 10,000 BTC For Two Papa John’s Pies
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Bitcoin Magazine Editorial(04:08 PM UTC)
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Sixteen years ago today, a Florida programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa John’s pizzas. At the time, those coins were worth roughly $41. On this Pizza Day, they are worth $777.87 million — down $328 million from last year’s anniversary price.
Bitcoin Pizza Day, observed each May 22, marks the first commercial transaction using Bitcoin — the moment a…
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