Bitcoin Pizza Day

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Bitcoin Pizza Day — Laszlo Hanyecz buys two pizzas for 10,000 BTC

3 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event August 29, 2026 Added August 29, 2026 Updated October 14, 2026 Analysis

A Reading Guide to Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Hal Finney, Martti Malmi, NewLibertyStandard, Laszlo Hanyecz, Wei Dai, Craig Wright

A curated way in: questions about Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin history, each pointing to where this archive answers it in full.

Event May 22, 2010 Added March 1, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 Biography

Laszlo Hanyecz — Bitcoin Pizza Day pioneer and first GPU miner

Laszlo Hanyecz

Software developer from Jacksonville, Florida who ported Bitcoin to macOS, pioneered GPU mining, and made the first known real-world purchase — two pizzas for 10,000 BTC on May 22, 2010 (Pizza Day).

Event October 12, 2009 Added February 22, 2026 Updated October 12, 2026 Article

First Bitcoin sale for fiat — Martti Malmi sells 5,050 BTC for $5.02

Martti Malmi ↔ NewLibertyStandard

Martti Malmi sells 5,050 BTC to NewLibertyStandard for $5.02 via PayPal — the first known Bitcoin-to-fiat exchange, establishing a real-world price of ~$0.001 per BTC.