In the early days of cryptocurrency, a Florida-based programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz set out to purchase two large pizzas using Bitcoin. <br /><br />On May 18, 2010, Hanyecz made an announcement on Bitcointalk.org, offering 10,000 Bitcoin to anyone who would be willing to accept the apex crypto for a pizza.<br /><br />Hanyecz had trouble finding anyone who would accept his offer. Days passed, and he began to lose hope. However, on May 22, a 19-year-old named Jeremy Sturdivant stepped up and took Hanyecz up on his offer.<br /><br />Sturdivant delivered the two pizzas to Hanyecz in Florida, marking the first-ever recorded real-world transaction using cryptocurrency. The value of those 10,000 Bitcoins at the time was just $41, but today, the value has exploded.
