8 years ago from today, two Papa John's pizzas were purchased for 10,000 BTC! At today's prices this cost $84 million dollars. That's some expensive pizza!
Laszlo Hanyecz is the first man to purchase something edible with Bitcoin. Some may thinj he is an idiot who should have HODLed. Others view him as a hero who paved the way for Bitcoin to become what it is today.
One thing we know for sure is that this historic purchase helps illustrate the wild ride the BTC price has endured over the years. Here's a chart from an article on cointelegraph.com that shows how much a pizza would cost each year in BTC.
Source: cointelegraph.com
It's great to see how far BTC has come throughout the years. It's fun to look back 8 years and even more fun to imagine what things will look like in another 8 years. We are still very early in this crypto revolution. Steemit is still in its infancy. Perhaps someday we will buy our pizzas with Steem.
Thanks for reading! Enjoy Bitcoin Pizza Day!