People didn't realize the man who spent 10,000 bitcoin on pizza actually blew billions more on other orders
Much to the distress of many crypto bros, the man who infamously blew an eye-watering 10,000 Bitcoin on pizza has revealed that he blew billions more on other orders.
Back in 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz became the stuff of internet legend when he used 10,000 BTC to buy two pizzas in what is widely seen as Bitcoin’s first real-world purchase.
At the time, those coins were worth about $41, which already sounds wild enough on its own.
But the twist is that the famous pizza deal was apparently just one slice of a much bigger spending spree.
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The man who spent 10,000 Bitcoin on pizza actually kept ordering
Most people know the infamous crypto headline version of Bitcoin Pizza Day and stop there, but the full story is even more jaw-dropping.
Reports suggest Hanyecz sent more than 79,000 BTC over a few months in 2010, and he has even estimated that the total could have been closer to 100,000 BTC spent on pizza that year.
That means the famous 10,000 BTC order was not some one-off stunt, it was part of a much bigger experiment in actually using Bitcoin to buy real stuff.
That is what makes the story so much more incredible.
The pizzas that turned him into a crypto icon were only the best-known example, when in reality, he may have burned through a mountain of Bitcoin that would be worth many billions of dollars at modern prices.
Even the original 10,000 BTC order alone would now be worth over a billion dollars, which gives you an idea of just how enormous the real total really is.
The fast food fiend helped shape crypto history
What makes Hanyecz fascinating is that he was not just the guy behind an absurdly expensive meal; he was one of the early believers trying to prove Bitcoin could function as an actual currency.
His ‘za purchases helped give the crypto world one of its most famous origin stories, and years later, he even bought pizza again using newer Bitcoin tech, showing how far things had come.
So while the world laughs about the two pizzas, the real shocker is that Hanyecz was not just the man behind one famous order.
He was out there spending Bitcoin again and again, long before most people thought it would ever become worth serious money.
And that makes the original pizza story somehow even crazier.
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