Pizza DAO, the decentralized blockchain project seeking to unite the global community of pizza fanatics with the technological potential of Web3, are celebrating Sunday's Bitcoin Pizza Day in authentic style.
On May 22, the project will host commemorative events at 100 pizzerias in over 75 countries around the world, including the United States, Argentina, South Korea, Ethiopia, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and more.
Alongside a nonfungible token (NFT) drop and charitable campaign, the events will attract a number of supporters including 13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani, Seth Green, Steve Aoki, the Dogecoin team, and comedians Cheech and Chong, among others.
Bitcoin Pizza Day has become a permanent fixture and cultural highlight in the crypto calendar since the 2017 bull market resurrected and glorified the tale of misfortune from the blockchain archives.
On the 22nd May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz’s published a 153-word post on the Bitcoin Talk message board requesting for someone to either home cook and deliver, or simply pick up two large pizzas from a nearby takeout, stating:
The Jacksonville, Florida native was very particular about his topping requirements, writing: "I like things like onions, peppers, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, pepperoni, etc.. just standard stuff no weird fish topping or anything like that. I also like regular cheese pizzas which may be cheaper to prepare or otherwise acquire."
User ender_x trying to persuade Hanyecz that his money could be better spent elsewhere, stating: "10,000... Thats quite a bit.. you could sell those on https://www.bitcoinmarket.com/ for $41USD right now.."
But Hanyecz was persistent in his endeavour, and finally seven hours later successfully traded 10,000
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