The $1.1 Billion Pizza: Bitcoin’s First Purchase Reaches New High
Fifteen years after Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoin for two Papa John’s pizzas worth $41, that transaction is now valued at $1.1 billion as the global crypto community celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22. From $41...
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