{"id":9407,"date":"2023-06-23T18:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T18:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=9407"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:24","slug":"bitcoin-pizza-day-at-bitnovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/bitcoin-pizza-day-at-bitnovo","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Pizza day and the first purchase with Bitcoin in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/bitcoin-pizza-day-at-bitnovo\/#pizza_for_bitcoins\" >Pizza for bitcoins?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/bitcoin-pizza-day-at-bitnovo\/#celebrating_the_x_bitcoin_pizza_day\" >Celebrating the X bitcoin Pizza Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><div id=\"row-949412884\" class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-equal align-center\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"pizza_for_bitcoins\"><\/span><b>Pizza for bitcoins?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Today we want to remember and celebrate the bitcoin Pizza day, related to a very important event for the world of cryptocurrencies:\u00a0<b>the first bitcoin transaction in history<\/b>, made 10 years ago by a user to buy pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Surely you will remember that\u00a0<b>the first real BTC transaction<\/b>\u00a0took place on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/1Q2TWHE3GMdB6BZKafqwxXtWAWgFt5Jvm3\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><u>January 12, 2009 between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney<\/u><\/b><\/a>. This transaction, whose amount was 10 BTC, was registered at 3:30 a.m. in block 170, with the objective of testing this new technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"row-1930324156\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner text-center\">\n<div id=\"image_1916077365\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-original size-original ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170.png 946w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170-768x533.png 768w\" alt=\"satoshi-nakamoto-block-\" width=\"946\" height=\"657\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170.png 946w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170-768x533.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/satoshi-nakamoto-block-170.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<b>first BTC transaction<\/b>\u00a0between\u00a0<b>Satoshi Nakamoto<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>Hal Finney<\/b>\u00a0in the Blockchain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"row-1930324156\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner text-center\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"celebrating_the_x_bitcoin_pizza_day\"><\/span><b>Celebrating the X bitcoin Pizza Day<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, on\u00a0<b>May 22, 2010, the first historical purchase made with bitcoins took place.<\/b>\u00a0The developer\u00a0<b><i>Laszlo Hanyecz<\/i><\/b>\u00a0published in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=137.0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>BitcoinTalk forum<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0his desire to buy two pizzas with bitcoins and offered 10,000 BTC, equivalent to about $ 30.00. The lucky beneficiary of the transaction was the Papa John\u2019s chain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"image_1356037489\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-original size-original lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk.png 620w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk-300x143.png 300w\" alt=\"laszlo bitcointalk Bitnovo\" width=\"620\" height=\"296\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk.png 620w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk-300x143.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszlo-bitcointalk.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"row-869428422\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<p>That transaction, which you can find in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/tx\/a1075db55d416d3ca199f55b6084e2115b9345e16c5cf302fc80e9d5fbf5d48d\" rel=\"nofollow\">Blockchain.com<\/a>, was the first to prove that bitcoins could become a real currency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"image_889341639\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-original size-original lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza.png 958w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza-768x515.png 768w\" alt=\"laszo-transaction-pizza\" width=\"958\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza.png 958w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza-768x515.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laszo-transaction-pizza.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Transaction of\u00a0<b><i>Laszlo Hanyecz<\/i><\/b> in the blockchain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"row-1074193675\" class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<p>With the unexpected evolution of the price of bitcoin, the 2 pizzas bought have become\u00a0<b>the most expensive pizzas in history<\/b>, since today\u2019s they would be worth around\u00a0<strong>$80,000.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, bitcoin worth practically nothing (its value was about 0.003 cents) as almost no one was aware of cryptocurrencies and everybody could extract bitcoins, even with a low-power computer.<\/p>\n<p>We know that, compared to today, the price of bitcoin has reached much higher levels, such as when it exceeded $ 20,000 in December 2017.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite this shake-up, its value has increased again and, surely, the two pizzas bought by Laszlo will continue to be the most expensive in history.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, May 22 has been declared as the\u00a0<b><i>Bitcoin Pizza Day<\/i><\/b>\u00a0and, some years later, even a Twitter account was created to show the value of that pizza at the current exchange rate.<\/p>\n<p>And\u2026 do you think\u00a0<b><i>Laszlo<\/i><\/b>\u00a0never regretted that purchase? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>Pizza for bitcoins? Today we want to remember and celebrate the bitcoin Pizza day, related to a very important event for the world of cryptocurrencies:\u00a0the first bitcoin transaction in history, made 10 years ago by a user to buy pizza. Surely you will remember that\u00a0the first real BTC transaction\u00a0took place on\u00a0January 12, 2009 between Satoshi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrencies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9407"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24739,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407\/revisions\/24739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}