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History · 2010

Bitcoin Pizza Day

On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz’s purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC became the best-known early example of Bitcoin being used for a real-world purchase.

Context

Why it matters

It demonstrated that Bitcoin could move from mining and experimentation into voluntary exchange.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz’s purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC became the best-known early example of Bitcoin being used for a real-world purchase.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion
Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Tier — · archiveBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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