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BTC: From Worthless to Priceless in 15 Years.
Fifteen years ago today, on May 22, 2010, a seemingly ordinary transaction made history in an extraordinary way. A programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz became the first person in recorded history to make a real-world purchase using Bitcoin. The item? Two large Papa John’s pizzas. The cost? A staggering 10,000 BTC. 😭
At the time, Bitcoin was still in its infancy, more of a cryptographic curiosity than a revolutionary financial system. There were no major exchanges, no institutional investors, and definitely no headlines predicting Bitcoin as the future of finance. Laszlo's transaction, valued at roughly $41 back then, was a lighthearted way to show that digital currency could be used to purchase something tangible. He posted his offer on the Bitcointalk forum, and a fellow enthusiast took him up on it, ordering the pizzas in exchange for the coins. 0 reply
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