Bitcoin’s paper and pizza for 10,000 BTC
Титульна AI-згенерована концептуальна ілюстрація / AI-generated conceptual cover: піца, ноутбук із узагальненою сторінкою форуму й символічний Bitcoin.
On 31 October 2008, an author using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto posted “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” to a cryptography mailing list. It described an electronic payment system between users without a trusted intermediary. In May 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 BTC for two pizzas; on 22 May he reported on a forum that the trade had succeeded and thanked user jercos, who helped arrange the order. It is one of the earliest well-documented examples of Bitcoin being exchanged for a physical good; the event alone does not prove that the system was ready for large-scale use.