Today is May 22nd. For most people, it’s just an ordinary day. But in the crypto world, today is a grand festival—BTC Pizza Day.

Roll the clock back to May 22, 2010. In Florida, USA, a programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz felt very “hungry.” He had something in his hands that was worth almost nothing back then—BTC.

He did something historically significant: he posted on the BitcoinTalk forum and exchanged 10,000 BTC for two Papa John‘s pizzas.

Back then, this was a “loss-making” transaction.
At the market price at the time, those 10,000 BTC were worth about 41 dollars. For those two pizzas, he even had to chip in a bit for delivery fees.

Today, it’s a “myth” that makes everyone sigh with regret.
If Laszlo hadn’t spent those 10,000 BTC, but had held on to them until now, at today’s market price (assuming BTC is 65,000–70,000 dollars), the value of those two pizzas would be about 650 million–700 million dollars. That would be enough to buy hundreds of Papa John’s stores.

A more painful calculation:
With every bite of those two pizzas, each bite would be worth about 325 million dollars. This might be the most expensive meal in human history.

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The story’s flip side: regret? Or legend?

Many people ask Laszlo: “Do you regret it?”

His answer is unexpectedly calm: “I don’t regret it. If I hadn’t used BTC to buy pizzas back then, BTC might have forever remained a digital toy for the geek community, unable to connect with the real world. It was those two pizzas that proved BTC could serve as a medium of exchange.”

Yes, before Laszlo bought the pizza, BTC was just a string of code from Satoshi Nakamoto’s paper. But when he truly used it to exchange for real, tangible, edible food, BTC completed its first closed loop from “digital” to “value.”

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Looking back at this point in time today, this event brings three lessons to everyone paying attention to BTC:

1. Never mock those who trade assets for physical goods
In 2010, Laszlo was a “big fool.” In 2024, he is a “legend.” The power of time lies in turning what was once a “silly act” into a “great feat” later generations worship. Short-sighted mockery often comes from ignorance of the future.

2. Enjoy the process, not over-calculate the results
We always like to imagine: “If I had bought BTC back then…” But the reality is, there’s no god’s-eye view. True preachers and pioneers often start using an asset when it has no value at all. What they enjoy is the thrill of participating in a social experiment—not just greedily chasing fiat gains.

3. The essence of BTC: consensus is stronger than price
Why set this day as “Pizza Day”? Because what the crypto community needs isn’t a solemn “Genesis Day,” but a down-to-earth, humorous festival that belongs to ordinary people—complete with fireworks. It reminds us: BTC isn’t meant to make you rich overnight; it’s meant to give you an asset that no one else controls, and that belongs to you. #Gate广场披萨节