In the early days of Bitcoin, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz made history—and perhaps the most expensive meal choice ever—by purchasing two pizzas for 10,000 BTC. On May 22, 2010, Hanyecz posted on a Bitcoin forum, offering 10,000 bitcoins in exchange for two large pizzas. At that time, Bitcoin was a nascent digital currency with minimal value; the 10,000 BTC were worth about $41. A fellow Bitcoin enthusiast accepted the offer and ordered two Papa John's pizzas for Hanyecz, marking the first known real-world transaction using Bitcoin. Fast forward to today, and those 10,000 bitcoins have appreciated astronomically. As of December 2024, with Bitcoin's value surpassing $100,000 per coin, the equivalent worth of those two pizzas is now over $1 billion. Despite the staggering current value of the bitcoins he spent, Hanyecz has expressed no regrets about his purchase. He views it as a pivotal moment in Bitcoin's history, demonstrating its potential as a medium of exchange. This event is commemorated annually on May 22 as "Bitcoin Pizza Day," celebrating the first real-world transaction with Bitcoin and serving as a reminder of the cryptocurrency's remarkable journey from a virtually worthless digital token to a globally recognized asset.