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Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day, The 16th Anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz Paying 10,000 BTC For Two Papa John’s Pies
On the 16th anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day, the 10,000 BTC paid by Laszlo Hanyecz for two Papa John's pizzas in 2010 is now worth $777.87 million, down $328 million from last year. This represents the first commercial Bitcoin transaction and serves as an annual benchmark for cryptocurrency valuation.
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