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Laszlo Hanyecz, the programmer who famously bought two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins, didn't directly use Bitcoin to pay for the pizzas. Here's what actually happened:
* **Offer on a forum:** In May 2010, Hanyecz posted on the BitcoinTalk forum, offering 10,000 BTC for two pizzas. Bitcoin was very new then, and this was an attempt to demonstrate its potential as a real-world currency.
* **Someone took the offer:** A user from the UK, Jeremy Sturdivant, responded to the post. He purchased two Papa John's pizzas for around $41 (the value of 10,000 BTC at that time) and had them delivered to Hanyecz's place.
* **Essentially a cash transaction:** Essentially, Sturdivant acted as a middleman. Hanyecz reimbursed him with the equivalent value in Bitcoin, not directly paying the pizza place with cryptocurrency.
So, while this event is celebrated as the first real-world Bitcoin transaction (Bitcoin Pizza Day!), it wasn't a direct purchase using Bitcoin at the store. It involved converting Bitcoin to traditional currency to facilitate the purchase.