Laszlo Hanyecz (laszlo) made the first documented purchase of a good with bitcoin when he bought two Domino's pizzas from jercos for 10,000 BTC. laszlo had made contributions to Bitcoin's source code in the past. On May 17, 2010, laszlo posted a request to buy pizza with bitcoin. It was on May 22 that he reported successfully trading 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.
10,000 BTC is currently worth about $100 million USD, which makes this the most expensive pizza purchase in history. To celebrate, we’re offering a large pizza and any draft pitcher at 20% off all day to anyone who pays in Bitcoin.
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