Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! 🍕 The most expensive meal in human history turns 16 today.

On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz — a Florida-based programmer and early Bitcoin miner — made history by posting on the BitcoinTalk forum offering 10,000 BTC to anyone who would order him two Papa John's pizzas. Another forum user, Jeremy Sturdivant (known as "jercos"), took the deal and had the pizzas delivered. Total cost at the time: roughly $41. At today's prices, those same 10,000 BTC are worth over $774 million. That's not a typo.

What makes this moment historically significant isn't just the absurd price appreciation — it was the first real-world commercial transaction using Bitcoin, proving for the first time that BTC had actual purchasing power beyond speculation. Before Laszlo's pizzas, Bitcoin was theoretical. After them, it was money. The crypto industry celebrates May 22 every year as Bitcoin Pizza Day to honor that moment — the day digital currency bought something real.

Laszlo has no regrets by the way. He's said publicly he'd do it again — he was excited to contribute to Bitcoin's development, not bothered by what the coins are worth today. Respect. 🫡$BTC