2010: The "Bitcoin Pizza Day" and the First Markets
May 22: The first documented commercial transaction takes place. Laszlo Hanyecz pays 10,000 $BTC for two pizzas from Papa John's🍕 (valued at around $41 USD at the time). Today is an iconic day known as Bitcoin Pizza Day.
July: Mt. Gox is launched, which would become the world's largest exchange platform in the following years.🤖
August: A serious error in the protocol is detected and resolved, which had allowed the creation of billions of fake bitcoins (the Value Overflow Incident).🔥
BTCUSDT
Perp
68,740.2
+2.76%