Bitcoin Pizza Day


Opinion

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day

Laszlo Hanyecz is famous for spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. But his involvement with Bitcoin development goes much deeper than food purchases.

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Opinion

Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day: the Time a Bitcoin User Bought 2 Pizzas for 10,000 BTC

Laszlo Hanyecz did not spend $270 million buying Papa Johns, CoinDesk's George Kaloudis writes.

The actual pizzas Laszlo Hanyecz purchased. (Credit: Laszlo Hanyecz)

Finance

Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls

Meme coin traders poured capital into several pizza-related tokens on Monday as rug pulls put a dampener on the anniversary of the first purchase made with bitcoin.

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Finance

Staff at Biggest Dutch Domino’s Pizza Franchise Can Now Be Paid in Bitcoin

The franchisee with 16 Domino’s stores is partnering with BTC Direct to offer the salary option to its 1,000 employees.

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Finance

PizzaDAO Celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day With 1M Slice Giveaway

“We’re inviting the world to join us at our pizza party,” said the project’s Sam Weinrott.

Go eat some pizza.

Markets

Blockchain Bites: Iran and Russia Revisit Crypto Regulations, Bitcoin Pizza Day 10 Years Later

Ten years ago today someone spent 10,000 bitcoin on about $30 worth of pizza. Today, nations are redrafting crypto regulation and crypto firms report millions in revenues.

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Markets

10 Years After Laszlo Hanyecz Bought Pizza With 10K Bitcoin, He Has No Regrets

Laszo Hanyecz's 10,000 BTC pizza buy 10 years ago has a special place in bitcoin folklore, highlighting, however expensively, that participation is necessary for network success.

The actual pizzas Laszlo Hanyecz purchased. (Credit: Laszlo Hanyecz)

Markets

Bitcoin Pizza Day 2: How A Lightning Payment Made History

The man credited with completing the first bitcoin transaction for a real-world good has replicated his historic test with experimental tech.

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Markets

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Rolling With the Punches

This week's media coverage, though interrupted by the launch of Ethereum's decentralised app network, largely scrutinised bitcoin's reputation.

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