Fifteen years ago, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas worth $41. With Bitcoin now trading at $110,663, that order is valued at $1.1 billion, marking a historic milestone on Bitcoin Pizza Day 2025.
Fifteen years after 10,000 BTC bought two pizzas, the famous transaction is now worth about $1.1 billion at current bitcoin prices, underscoring both crypto’s explosive growth and its enduring cultural mythology.
Fifteen years after 10,000 BTC bought two pizzas, the transaction is now worth about $1.1 billion at current bitcoin prices, underscoring both bitcoin’s extraordinary rise and its enduring cultural symbolism.
Fifteen years after Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas, the transaction is now worth about $1.1 billion at current prices, underscoring Bitcoin’s rise from experiment to global asset.
In May 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz traded 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas, a deal that took four days to finalize and is now worth $670 million, marking a milestone in crypto history.
On May 18, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. The deal closed four days later on May 22, now known as Bitcoin Pizza Day. Those 10,000 BTC are worth over $670 million today.
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