Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day with Magic Eden NFT Collection
Magic Eden, a top multi-chain NFT marketplace supporting various blockchains, including Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, and Bitcoin, has introduced a unique NFT collection on its Bitcoin platform in honor of Bitcoin Pizza Day.
- The historic event celebrated on May 22 commemorates Laszlo Hanyecz’s purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 BTC in 2010.
- Today, the value of those BTC would be around $700 million, highlighting the significance of the event in crypto history.
Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! – Here’s Its Short History
On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made a groundbreaking purchase by using 10,000 Bitcoins to buy pizzas, marking the first real-world transaction with a virtual currency.
If Hanyecz had held onto his 10,000 BTC, it would now be valued at approximately $700 million or even more, showcasing the immense growth of Bitcoin over the years.
Despite the hindsight, Hanyecz has expressed no regrets about his pizza buy and remains a key figure in Bitcoin’s journey.
Magic Eden Drops NFTs To Mark Bitcoin Pizza Day
Magic Eden has launched a unique Pizza Ordinal collection on the Bitcoin blockchain to commemorate Bitcoin Pizza Day, offering rare Pizza Sats NFTs to provide holders with a piece of crypto history.
- The Pizza Ordinal collection features 11,100 limited supply ordinals listed on the Bitcoin network.
- Since its release, the NFT collection has garnered significant trading volumes, with 147 BTC traded, equivalent to over $10 million.