Bitcoin, the famous cryptocurrency created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2007, has ceased to be a digital curiosity and has established itself as a global financial asset. Currently valued at around $111,000, the cryptocurrency has undergone years of maturation, driven by technological advancements, regulation, and institutional adoption.
A significant milestone that forever changed the history of Bitcoin occurred on May 22, 2010, in the state of Florida, United States. On that day, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz made the first commercial transaction with Bitcoin by paying 10,000 BTC for two pizzas. At that moment, it was equivalent to about 41 dollars. Since then, the date has been celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day — a symbol of the beginning of bitcoin's use in the real world.
"Bitcoin Pizza Day is more than a historical curiosity. It represents how much the crypto economy has evolved in a decade. In Brazil, we see this maturation process very clearly: more sophisticated investors, advancing regulation, and an ecosystem increasingly prepared for the future of finance. Bitcoin, which was once used to buy a pizza, is now a tool for diversification and real financial inclusion," emphasizes Bárbara Espir, Country Manager of Bitso in Brazil.
What could be bought with 10,000 BTC in 2025?
If you are thinking about what you could buy with this fortune – approximately 969 million dollars – these would be some of the assets you could acquire today around the world. This is far from the $41 that those two boxes of Papa John's pizza cost in 2010:
- The English football teamManchester United¹, evaluated at approximately789 milliondollars. He is among the top 10 most valuable in the world and has already won 6 UEFA Champions League titles.
- THEH3 of Oceanco², a 105-meter luxury yacht, considered the most expensive in the world, costing approximately310 milliondollars. Originally, it was built for the Qatari royal family.
- The mansionXanadu 2.0by Bill Gates. It has over 6,000 square meters, is located in Washington, and is valued at approximately130 milliondollars.
- A Kaibu Island, located in an archipelago of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean, is for sale for79 milliondollars and is considered one of the most expensive on the market.
- OneRolls Royce 'La Rose Noire Droptail', the most luxurious car in the world, for about34 milliondollars.
Recent advances of Bitcoin and the crypto market in Brazil
The year 2024 marked a new phase of consolidation for Bitcoin and the global crypto market. The cryptocurrency's market capitalization nearly doubled, jumping from $840 billion to an impressive $1.9 trillion, positioning the asset as the seventh most valuable in the world. Among the milestones that drove this performance is the approval of the first Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. BlackRock's fund, for example, surpassed $50 billion in assets under management, even exceeding the traditional gold ETF, valued at $33 billion.
On this 15th anniversary, Bitcoin recovered again and remained above the110 million dollarsThe cryptocurrency seems to have joined the celebration and has already broken a new record. The asset surpassed its all-time high (ATH) today, and on the morning of May 22, it was quoted at $111,861.
In Latin America, Brazil played a central role in this process of maturation. According to the 3rd edition of the reportCrypto Panorama in Latin America, the country continues to be one of Bitso's main markets in the region. In 2024, the user base grew by 6% nationwide, reaching 1.9 million customers. Furthermore, the profile of the Brazilian investor has evolved: there has been greater portfolio diversification and an increase in the use of advanced trading tools. For the first time, stablecoins (USDC and USDT) surpassed Bitcoin in purchases, accounting for 26% of the assets acquired, while BTC represented 22% — a likely response to the volatility of the real and the search for greater stability.
More than just a celebration of the first purchase with cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Pizza Day has become a symbol of the advancement of an ecosystem that today represents access, innovation, and financial inclusion. Year after year, the date mobilizes an increasingly engaged global community that sees cryptocurrencies as a driving force for transformation towards the digitalization of the economy.
