What Is The ‘Bitcoin Pizza’ Day Event

Bitcoin Pizza Day, celebrated every year on May 22nd, is a significant occasion in the Bitcoin community. This date commemorates the first recorded instance of a physical good being purchased using Bitcoin. The event occurred on May 22, 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 Bitcoin to buy two pizzas from Papa John's. Because the pizza chain did not accept Bitcoin as payment then, Hanyecz posted an offer on Bitcointalk.org to trade 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas. A 19-year-old named Jeremy…