Bitcoin Pizza Day, A Day Of Celebration

Its reasonable to state that no one in that online forum could have predicted or expected simply how valuable those bitcoin would become.Since that online forum thread, bitcoin has actually enjoyed a wild flight to the moon. In a nearly religious style, Bitcoiners collect to remember the significant day a modest Floridian in Jacksonville bought some pizza with a new, whacky web cash that only a handful of people even understood existed at the time.My simple city of Windsor, Ontario Canada is lacking a Bitcoin meetup and neighborhood, so I chose to take advantage of Bitcoin Pizza Day by hosting the very first Bitcoin meetup in the border city. Bitcoin Pizza Day is sort of like the Bitcoin variation of Thanksgiving, however instead of turkey, its pizza. Invite your family and buddies over, share the story of Bitcoin Pizza Day with them, eat some pizza, be thankful and rejoice.Bitcoin is an uniting force in this world. Bitcoin does not care if youre female or male; Bitcoin doesnt care about your education level or where you were born.

“Pizza For Bitcoins?”That is the title of a post from a user called “laszlo” dated May 18, 2010, on the obscure online forum in a dimly-lit corner of the internet, bitcointalk.org. The request was straightforward enough, “Ill pay 10,000 bitcoins for a number of pizzas. Like maybe 2 big ones so I have actually some left over for the next day. I like having left over pizza to nibble on later on.”A user called “ender_x” commented on the thread later that day saying he believed 10,000 bitcoin was “rather a bit” for 2 big pizzas and wanted him best of luck on his journey to obtain “complimentary pizza.” As it ends up, laszlo didnt need luck, and neither would those pizzas be considered “free.” 5 days later on, on May 22, 2010, at 7:17 p.m., he discussed his own post with a photo of his pizzas saying, “I simply wanted to report that I traded 10,000 bitcoins for pizza.” And with that, laszlo (full name: Laszlo Hanyecz) recorded the first physical great acquired with bitcoin. There is even a plaque celebrating the purchase at the Papa Johns in Jacksonville, Florida, that checks out, “Papa Johns. Makers of the popular Bitcoin Pizzas. May 22, 2010.”(Source)To say Hanyecz liked pizza, would be an understatement. After this successful exchange, he posted that 10,000 bitcoin for 2 big pizzas was “an open deal.” Obviously much more people ordered pizza for him because on August 4, 2010, Hanyecz rescinded his deal pointing out that he could not pay for to keep creating adequate bitcoin to pay for the pizzas.Many months later on, on November 29, 2010, in an eerily prophetic fashion, another user named “ribuck” posted on the thread stating, “Will this eventually become the worlds first million-dollar pizza?” As history would play out, ribucks forecast would show to be far too low. Its fair to say that no one because forum could have predicted or anticipated simply how important those bitcoin would become.Since that online forum thread, bitcoin has taken pleasure in a wild flight to the moon. At the time of composing, 10,000 bitcoin are worth roughly $291,305,000! Did Hanyecz anticipate bitcoin to ever become as important as it is today? Probably not, however thats not the point. Hanyecz just desired to do an easy exchange, bitcoin for pizza. Whichs precisely what he did.Today, many take a look at this trade and believe, “Oh wow, that guy needs to feel like a total buffoon. Who trades that amount of cash for 2 pizzas?” If that is what you believe, then Im scared youve missed the impact of this monumental occasion. Hanyecz himself said in an interview on CBS47, “People ask me … oh man what an idiot why didnt you keep that bitcoin? Its like, well, you know, somebody needed to start it off.”When Hanyecz acquired those pizzas, it developed for the very first time that bitcoin had market worth. Of course, if it wasnt Hanyecz it would have been another person, it was inevitable. Hanyecz himself does not regret the purchase and neither should we ridicule him for it. Rather we ought to thank him for pioneering bitcoin adoption. Bitcoin Pizza Day is among those stories that, unless it was documented, you wouldnt believe was genuine. Just like much of Bitcoins history, Hollywood could not compose a script much better than how it really played out.Now Bitcoiners on every continent commemorate this event every May 22 by purchasing pizza and sharing it with family and buddies. In an almost spiritual fashion, Bitcoiners collect to keep in mind the huge day a modest Floridian in Jacksonville purchased some pizza with a brand-new, whacky internet money that just a handful of people even knew existed at the time.My humble city of Windsor, Ontario Canada is lacking a Bitcoin meetup and neighborhood, so I decided to leverage Bitcoin Pizza Day by hosting the first Bitcoin meetup in the border city. As a pastor of a local church, we have the advantage of using our praise space to host the occasion. Did Hanyecz ever believe that his simple two-pizza purchase would domino through time to an event celebrating his purchase at a church in southern Ontario? Probably not, yet here we are! We were able to protect sponsorship from Shakepay and Coinkite and are happy to have Greg Foss coming to do the orange-pilling. Its sure to be a remarkable time. Maybe you cant host an event like this, however can you welcome your friends and family over for some pizza? Can you share the story of Bitcoin Pizza Day with them while you feed them some delicious cheesy pies? Bitcoin Pizza Day is sort of like the Bitcoin version of Thanksgiving, however instead of turkey, its pizza. Its a time for thankfulness and remembrance for how far we have actually all come. Bitcoin Pizza Day is a suggestion that we are going to make it! Bitcoin Pizza Day is likewise among the finest orange-pilling chances of the year.Consider starting a family custom. In my house we make homemade pizzas and our children pay for it by sending each other sats (the tiniest unit of bitcoin) on the Lightning Network. Its a day all of us anticipate every year. The kids love it, we like it and everyone wins. Get creative with it, utilize it as a teaching opportunity and have a little fun. Invite your household and good friends over, share the story of Bitcoin Pizza Day with them, consume some pizza, be glad and rejoice.Bitcoin is an unifying force in this world. Bitcoin is for everyone. If youre male or female; Bitcoin doesnt care about your education level or where you were born, Bitcoin does not care. Bitcoin is a truth procedure that can not discriminate. Bitcoin represents freedom from the financial injustice of fiat bankers who have been inflating our savings away for over 50 years. Whenever I think about Bitcoin Pizza Day, I cant be but assist advised of the sage wisdom of Andy Bernard, “I want there was a method to understand youre in the great old days before youve in fact left them.” (Source)Did Laszlo Hanyecz recognize he was at the front end of the good old days of worldwide Bitcoin adoption when he posted on bitcointalk.org? Most likely not. This Bitcoin Pizza Day, understand for particular you remain in the great old days, order two pizzas, pay with bitcoin if you can and delight in the good old days now since there are numerous great days yet ahead.This is a guest post by Alin Patularu. 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