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{{infobox person|name=Laszlo Hanyecz|image= | {{infobox person|name=Laszlo Hanyecz|image= | ||
|names=laszlo, laszloh | |names=laszlo, laszloh | ||
|disappeared=Jun 2011 | |disappeared=Jun 2011 | ||
|active=Apr 2010-Jun 2011, Feb 2014 | |active=Apr 2010-Jun 2011, Feb 2014 | ||
|knownfor=[[Laszlo's Pizza]] | |knownfor=[[#Laszlo's Pizza|laszlo's Pizza]] | ||
|bitcointalk=[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=143 laszlo]}} | |bitcointalk=[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=143 laszlo]}} | ||
'''Laszlo Hanyecz''' made the first documented purchase with bitcoin when he bought two Domino's pizzas from [[jercos]] for 10,000 BTC. | '''Laszlo Hanyecz''' made the first documented purchase with bitcoin when he bought two Domino's pizzas from [[jercos]] for 10,000 BTC. | ||
==laszlo's Pizza== | |||
[[File:laszlospizza.jpg|thumb|left|The pizzas bought by laszlo]]On May 17, 2010, laszlo posted a request to buy pizza with bitcoin. It was on May 22 that he successfully traded 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, with [[jercos]] ordering the pizza and receiving the coins. The bitcoins were quoted at $41 at the time of the offer. | |||
===Bitcoin Pizza Index=== | |||
The Pizza Index is the value of the bitcoins spent on the pizzas, were they to be sold rather than spent on pizza. It started at $41 when the transaction actually occurred, and rose significantly since then, topping at $12.4 million in november 2013. | |||
===Bitcoin Pizza Day=== | |||
To commemorate the transaction, May 22 is dubbed '''Bitcoin Pizza Day'''. Pizza providers worldwide offer discounts to bitcoin users. | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Notable transactions]] | |||
Revision as of 14:43, 20 September 2014
| Names/Aliases | laszlo, laszloh |
| Disappeared | Jun 2011 |
| Active | Apr 2010-Jun 2011, Feb 2014 |
| Known for | laszlo's Pizza |
Laszlo Hanyecz made the first documented purchase with bitcoin when he bought two Domino's pizzas from jercos for 10,000 BTC.
laszlo's Pizza
On May 17, 2010, laszlo posted a request to buy pizza with bitcoin. It was on May 22 that he successfully traded 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, with jercos ordering the pizza and receiving the coins. The bitcoins were quoted at $41 at the time of the offer.
Bitcoin Pizza Index
The Pizza Index is the value of the bitcoins spent on the pizzas, were they to be sold rather than spent on pizza. It started at $41 when the transaction actually occurred, and rose significantly since then, topping at $12.4 million in november 2013.
Bitcoin Pizza Day
To commemorate the transaction, May 22 is dubbed Bitcoin Pizza Day. Pizza providers worldwide offer discounts to bitcoin users.