Remember the story about the guy who once spent 10,000 bitcoins on two pizzas?

It happened exactly 16 years ago, on May 22, 2010, and Laszlo Hanyecz entered the crypto community's legend.

At that time, it was just a funny deal — two pizzas for $41.
But if Laszlo Hanyecz had made that purchase today at the current Bitcoin price of $82.71k, the same 10,000 BTC would be worth approximately $827 million.
Yes, you read that right — eight hundred twenty-seven million dollars for two pizzas.
Undoubtedly, the most expensive pizzas in human history.

But here’s the catch — no one still knows if Laszlo still has his bitcoins.
He has never disclosed this information, fueling a lot of speculation.
Many believe that Laszlo Hanyecz may have kept some of his assets and is a billionaire today.
But there’s another scenario — like many early investors, he might have sold his coins when the price hit $100 or $1,000, thinking it was the peak.
Some early adopters simply lost access to their wallets, and their bitcoins remain frozen forever.
Perhaps the same happened to Laszlo.

Why is this story even important?
Because Laszlo Hanyecz’s deal became a turning point.
It showed that Bitcoin could be a real means of payment, not just a digital experiment.
That pizza place in Jacksonville, which agreed to accept 10,000 BTC, opened the door for broader use of cryptocurrencies in real-world commerce.

Today, the cryptocurrency market is valued in trillions of dollars, and Laszlo Hanyecz’s story remains a symbol of those early days when everything was just beginning.
The two pizzas, which seemed like a simple purchase at the time, actually laid the foundation for a global financial revolution.
That’s why the crypto community celebrates May 22 as Bitcoin Pizza Day — a reminder of how it all started.