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Title: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: NikeFit_7777 on May 22, 2024, 05:39:39 PM
Today is a notable holiday in the crypto world - #Bitcoin pizza day - on 22 May 2010, the first officially known purchase of a tangible object with bitcoins. Laszlo Hanyecz (Laszlo Hanyecz) bought 2 pizzas for 10000 bitcoins. Then he repeated this purchase 4 more times for a total of 50,000 #BTC spent on 10 pizzas. By the way, he's fine - probably didn't spend all the bits on pizza. Order a pizza and check your #BTC balance.

P.S. Do you think CZ knew there would be a court case against him in a year?  ;D

Bon appetit!

(https://i.ibb.co/GHLNF15/photo-2024-05-22-17-55-58.jpg)
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: JISAN on May 22, 2024, 07:26:45 PM
It's a really memorable event. If he hadn't used bitcoin to buy pizza that day, bitcoin wouldn't have started and maybe people wouldn't have started showing much interest in bitcoin.  And if nothing like that happened that day, it is doubtful whether we would have seen Bitcoin at such a level. Yes, the creator of Bitcoin had the goal of making Bitcoin to the point where people could use it as an alternative to money. so it might have been massively publicized either way. But Laszlo Hanyecz's activity that day helped give Bitcoin a further boost. thanks to Laszlo

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day 🍕🍕
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: robelneo on May 22, 2024, 07:35:58 PM
It's the biggest and most memorable event in the history of Bitcoin, that transaction paved the way for the use of Bitcoin as a means of purchase, and as long as Bitcoin is in existence, this event will headline every May 22 of every year, this is why whenever I eat pizza I remember this big event unfortunately the pizza store in our place is under renovation that I failed to remember this day.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: Captain Corporate on May 22, 2024, 07:50:38 PM
Thats the thing that people forget about, this dude didn't bankrupted or anything, I have read his response about seven years ago, and not even just recently and he said that he had a lot more than that and kept it, even if he sold it seven years ago that is still a wealthy person, and I am sure that he still keeps some for sure. This dude had tens of bitcoins, maybe over 100k amount, and he used it exactly as intended, as a currency, and made more of it later on as well. Its definitely a good day but I do get a chuckle every time people say "he must regret it", dude not only has more, but the bitcoins he has left, increased in value thanks to his transaction as well.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: hugeblack on May 22, 2024, 08:12:37 PM
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day 🍕🍕
I wasn't active during the day, but in the past it was a happy occasion. 10,000 Bitcoin will definitely buy you a pizza for all your country, so I hope you enjoy what you have now, as it may be a fortune in the future.
P.S. Do you think CZ knew there would be a court case against him in a year?  ;D
I don't like the way he tries to promote Binance by taking advantage of any event, just wearing a T-shirt with the platform's logo is enough.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: MrSpasybo on May 23, 2024, 01:52:53 AM
Thats the thing that people forget about, this dude didn't bankrupted or anything, I have read his response about seven years ago, and not even just recently and he said that he had a lot more than that and kept it, even if he sold it seven years ago that is still a wealthy person, and I am sure that he still keeps some for sure. This dude had tens of bitcoins, maybe over 100k amount, and he used it exactly as intended, as a currency, and made more of it later on as well. Its definitely a good day but I do get a chuckle every time people say "he must regret it", dude not only has more, but the bitcoins he has left, increased in value thanks to his transaction as well.
I think that only those who don't have much BTC would scoff at Laszlo Heinitz's decision to use BTC to buy pizza. This first invoice opened up the value of BTC in the economy, meaning that BTC could be used to pay for goods and services in the real world. If there were no similar actions, if everyone wanted to keep BTC in their accounts, the BTC market would not exist and BTC would continue to have no value.

I am glad that Laszlo Heinitz continues to be successful and wealthy thanks to BTC and his vision. As long as BTC exists, we will continue to remember Laszlo Heinitz every year, something that many great people cannot achieve.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: TomPluz on May 23, 2024, 04:36:41 AM
Its definitely a good day but I do get a chuckle every time people say "he must regret it", dude not only has more, but the bitcoins he has left, increased in value thanks to his transaction as well.

I always read that kind of shortsighted reaction to the pizza transaction which amounted to 10,000 BTC which is currently worth $693,000,000 paid by now famous Laszlo Hanyecz for two boxes of Papa Johns pizzas. Now, while many of us would surely regret what happened, I think we should always remember that this was actually a landmark transaction, the first one where Bitcoin was used to buy something. And that is why we have the Bitcoin Pizza Day today to commemorate such a pivotal event in Bitcoin's colorful history. Instead of felling some regret, we should instead celebrate maybe by also buying a box of pizza and if possible using our BTC wallet.

Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: joniboini on May 23, 2024, 09:19:48 AM
Now, while many of us would surely regret what happened, I think we should always remember that this was actually a landmark transaction, the first one where Bitcoin was used to buy something. And that is why we have the Bitcoin Pizza Day today to commemorate such a pivotal event in Bitcoin's colorful history.
Yeah, I think it's difficult to expect nothing less than people laughing or criticizing his decision to buy pizza with Bitcoin. A lot of people like to trash others nowadays, especially on the internet. I dunno why, maybe because they're too stressed with real-life problems and the internet is their place to vent. Fortunately, I've seen many people celebrate this historic day with something positive like doing quizzes, contests, and so on. Staying from social media probably helps if you don't want to get spoonfed with negativity or misinformation about Pizza Day.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: NotATether on May 23, 2024, 01:11:50 PM
P.S. Do you think CZ knew there would be a court case against him in a year?  ;D

At least CZ still has the chance to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza day this year before he has to begin his jail sentence.

But I mean, nobody could've seen that coming.

I always read that kind of shortsighted reaction to the pizza transaction which amounted to 10,000 BTC which is currently worth $693,000,000 paid by now famous Laszlo Hanyecz for two boxes of Papa Johns pizzas. Now, while many of us would surely regret what happened, I think we should always remember that this was actually a landmark transaction, the first one where Bitcoin was used to buy something. And that is why we have the Bitcoin Pizza Day today to commemorate such a pivotal event in Bitcoin's colorful history. Instead of felling some regret, we should instead celebrate maybe by also buying a box of pizza and if possible using our BTC wallet.

You can't have a circular economy without spending some money at the early stage. That's exactly why bitcoin was able to grow, but many shitcoins just plummeted to zero as people were either HODLing them without spending them or they all dumped their bags at the same time.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: 0t3p0t on May 24, 2024, 08:34:41 PM
Well actually I just remember this event right upon reading threads on forums  because I already forget the Bitcoin pizza day for a couple of years now since I jump into crypto forums in 2016. Very memorable day to be honest as it marks Bitcoin as being used in purchasing something earlier in the history.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: taufik123 on May 24, 2024, 11:50:46 PM
The annual bitcoin event is always celebrated with great fanfare and many top exchanges such as Binance took advantage of this event to distribute thousands of free pizzas to commemorate this historic day.

We know that without this first transaction, bitcoin will not have an extraordinary story and of course there are many events that make bitcoin more memorable and grow rapidly.

Happy Bitcoin pizza Day 2024
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: examplens on May 25, 2024, 01:05:13 AM
Its definitely a good day but I do get a chuckle every time people say "he must regret it", dude not only has more, but the bitcoins he has left, increased in value thanks to his transaction as well.

I always read that kind of shortsighted reaction to the pizza transaction which amounted to 10,000 BTC which is currently worth $693,000,000 paid by now famous Laszlo Hanyecz for two boxes of Papa Johns pizzas. Now, while many of us would surely regret what happened

I'm pretty sure even if he hadn't spent all these Bitcoins on pizza, I don't believe he would have saved them until today when one BTC is worth $69k. This would only happen if he did not have access to the wallet for years

Interestingly, no one asks what Papa Johns did with all those Bitcoins, did he sold them immediately or hodl and for how long
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: bitterguy28 on May 25, 2024, 04:12:18 AM
Today is a notable holiday in the crypto world - #Bitcoin pizza day - on 22 May 2010, the first officially known purchase of a tangible object with bitcoins. Laszlo Hanyecz (Laszlo Hanyecz) bought 2 pizzas for 10000 bitcoins. Then he repeated this purchase 4 more times for a total of 50,000 #BTC spent on 10 pizzas. By the way, he's fine - probably didn't spend all the bits on pizza. Order a pizza and check your #BTC balance.
The most celebrated day in bitcoin history the first purchase and that is Pizza with an outstanding and huge amount of bitcoin.

Wish that lazlo preserve even 1 slice of that pizza for memoradium
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P.S. Do you think CZ knew there would be a court case against him in a year?  ;D

Bon appetit!

(https://i.ibb.co/GHLNF15/photo-2024-05-22-17-55-58.jpg)
well what is important is that he celebrate this special day.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: hugeblack on May 25, 2024, 09:54:35 AM

Well actually I just remember this event right upon reading threads on forums  because I already forget the Bitcoin pizza day for a couple of years now since I jump into crypto forums in 2016. Very memorable day to be honest as it marks Bitcoin as being used in purchasing something earlier in the history.
10k Bitcoins were not of great value until after what happened in 2013. I am surprised when was the first time this event was celebrated.


Interestingly, no one asks what Papa Johns did with all those Bitcoins, did he sold them immediately or hodl and for how long
He did not buy pizza directly from Papa Johns, but rather a friend offered to send him these bitcoins in exchange for buying him pizza. His name was roughly Jeremy “Jercos.”
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: examplens on May 25, 2024, 01:23:40 PM
He did not buy pizza directly from Papa Johns, but rather a friend offered to send him these bitcoins in exchange for buying him pizza. His name was roughly Jeremy “Jercos.”

Yeah, Jercos doesn't seem to have done much with 10k Bitcoin either. He cashed them in when they got x10 value. At least the conclusion from this interview
https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/jercosinterview

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Q. What do you primarily use bitcoins for? Do you still control millions of dollars worth?

A. Bitcoin as a currency is meant to be spent. Those 10,000 BTC made it back into the economy fairly quickly, around the time they were worth some $400. A ~10x ROI from simply trading in a different currency is quite good, even if that factor could have been higher had I held on to said currency longer.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: yhiaali3 on May 25, 2024, 10:37:16 PM
No one can read the future. Perhaps a day will come in the distant future when people will be surprised at how we sold Bitcoin today for 70K, just as we are now surprised that 10,000 Bitcoins were paid for two pieces of pizza.

If a person knew the unseen or what would happen in the future, he would benefit from many opportunities, but no one can read the future, so my advice to those who own Bitcoin today is not to waste your precious Bitcoin so that you do not regret another pizza day in the future.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: tranthidung on May 26, 2024, 07:37:13 PM
Today is a notable holiday in the crypto world - #Bitcoin pizza day - on 22 May 2010, the first officially known purchase of a tangible object with bitcoins. Laszlo Hanyecz (Laszlo Hanyecz) bought 2 pizzas for 10000 bitcoins. Then he repeated this purchase 4 more times for a total of 50,000 #BTC spent on 10 pizzas. By the way, he's fine - probably didn't spend all the bits on pizza.
You need to add sources for people to verify your information.

Pizza for bitcoins (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137.0). The most famous pizza story is 10,000 bitcoins for 2 pizzas.
http://heliacal.net/~solar/bitcoin/pizza/

Some hidden fact people don't know.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-man-behind-bitcoin-pizza-day-is-more-than-a-meme-hes-a-mining-pioneer
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: Freemind on May 29, 2024, 12:22:05 PM
Yeah, I think it's difficult to expect nothing less than people laughing or criticizing his decision to buy pizza with Bitcoin. A lot of people like to trash others nowadays, especially on the internet. I dunno why, maybe because they're too stressed with real-life problems and the internet is their place to vent. Fortunately, I've seen many people celebrate this historic day with something positive like doing quizzes, contests, and so on. Staying from social media probably helps if you don't want to get spoonfed with negativity or misinformation about Pizza Day.

Well, I think no one should laugh or criticize what Laszlo (and then other people who sold Bitcoin for 1 dollar) did 14 years ago. Who would have imagined in 2010 that Bitcoin would be where it is today? Nobody, that's why it's easy to criticize, but I don't agree with that idea or that behavior. What Laszlo did 14 years ago is something that will always be in the memory of cryptocurrency users, and that has another type of value, which is not economic. And speaking of other things… Where will those 10,000 BTC be? :o I would like to know if the owner spent them all or if he still has some Bitcoin left.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: Faisal2202 on May 30, 2024, 12:01:03 AM
Am I the only one who just came to know that he spent 50,000 BTC on 10 Pizza, I thought he only spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas only, I have been into crypto for more than 3 years, and till now I never read anywhere that he spend 50,000 BTC on 10 Pizza, you are the first dude who wrote it, even I did not read it on the post he made on BTT, I read the whole thread there it's like bumping your head into a wall (this type of feeling I got when was reading the thread). Now I feel 4x bad for this Laszlo. It's 4x or 5x well correct me if I am wrong.

Overall, he is really a patience dude, I mean people committed suicide or did bad things just because they lost a lot of money, and this dude on the live show says he doesn't regret that activity. BTW in his interview, he did not even mention he spent 50,000 BTC on 10 Pizza. Can you please share a source link to this fact, its really blowing my mind,
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: Captain Corporate on May 30, 2024, 12:33:25 AM
Yeap, he repeated the action, because he was one of the earliest ones to mine bitcoin, the times when you could mine full blocks and multiple of them per day with just your PC, so that meant he was capable of mining thousands of bitcoins everyday. Meaning that, this dude actually spent "nothing" on those pizzas at the time. Thats why I keep saying that he is already rich, he doesn't care about this period, he enjoys the fame that he gets from it even if its a bad one at times, but he had a lot more because he was mining thousands anyway, he didn't spend a dime on the bitcoins that he had, just mined them.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: LogitechMouse on May 30, 2024, 08:51:29 AM
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Overall, he is really a patience dude, I mean people committed suicide or did bad things just because they lost a lot of money, and this dude on the live show says he doesn't regret that activity. BTW in his interview, he did not even mention he spent 50,000 BTC on 10 Pizza. Can you please share a source link to this fact, its really blowing my mind,
It's live. Of course, he will not say negative things in front of a camera. :)
I'm not saying that he really doesn't regret what he did more than a decade ago because there's a chance that he really doesn't, but at the backmost tip of his mind, there are times where he is questioning himself because of what he did at that time.

Yes, it became an iconic and unforgettable event, but that 10,000 Bitcoins that he had at that time can change his life and his family completely. He might not regret it, but there will be "what if's" coming to his mind not only today, but in the future.
Title: Re: On 22 May 2010, programmer Laszlo Heinitz bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC.
Post by: Faisal2202 on May 30, 2024, 06:29:53 PM
It's live. Of course, he will not say negative things in front of a camera. :)
I'm not saying that he really doesn't regret what he did more than a decade ago because there's a chance that he really doesn't, but at the backmost tip of his mind, there are times where he is questioning himself because of what he did at that time.

Yes, it became an iconic and unforgettable event, but that 10,000 Bitcoins that he had at that time can change his life and his family completely. He might not regret it, but there will be "what if's" coming to his mind not only today, but in the future.
You are right, if you are having "what if" thoughts then there is no way back, the best practice is to have some belief otherwise people lose hope and tend to do bad things to themselves. I hope this man is a man of belief, he must have some BTC or other source of income, he is already popular, I hope he won't be facing any type of criticism from his friends, or his family won't be facing any type of criticism as well.

As we know world is full of bully people, they used to make fun so that others could laugh but such words do the work of swords. So, the people around them might be giving them funny jokes, like if he and his family even have accepted the fate, that now there is no way back, other people don't have this thought. So they must be teasing them making funny jokes throwing lame words etc. etc. Well, this is also a thought, as they might not be getting any such words.