The Bitcoin Pizza: What 10,000 BTC for Two Pizzas Is Worth Today
10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas, at today’s price
$835,217,900
That’s $417,608,950 per pizza, with bitcoin at $83,522.
On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for two Papa John's pizzas — the first known purchase of real goods with bitcoin. The date is now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day.
How we worked it out: 10,000 BTC multiplied by the current bitcoin price from Yahoo Finance (CoinGecko as a backup), refreshed hourly.
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