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

2 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event May 22, 2010 Added March 1, 2026 Updated July 20, 2026 Biography Biography

Laszlo Hanyecz — Bitcoin Pizza Day pioneer and first GPU miner

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 July 20, 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.