Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins, then worth about $41, for two Papa John's pizzas, the first documented purchase of real goods with bitcoin.
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Bitcoin in 2010
Ten thousand coins for two pizzas
Bitcoin was a year old and worth almost nothing in 2010. On 22 May, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, the first recorded purchase with the currency. The Mt. Gox exchange opened in July,...
