Bitget celebrates the Bitcoin Pizza Day with the distribution of over 5,000 pizzas in more than 20 cities worldwide

• Bitget celebrates this historical event with global events.

• This year’s celebrations combine the global crypto community and offer a platform for exchange about the future of decentralized finances.

The Bitcoin Pizza Day, which is celebrated annually on May 22nd, is reminiscent of the historical purchase of two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins by Laszlo Hanyecz in 2010 – a transaction that made the potential of Bitcoin clear as an exchange. The modest transaction, then worth around $ 41, has an estimated value of almost $ 1 billion. The day has become a symbol for the development of Bitcoin from a niche experiment to the backbone of the emerging financial innovation.

Bitget Celebrate the Bitcoin Pizza Day with events on five continents and the distribution of pizzas to more than 2,000 people. The community is particularly active in Europe and Italy becomes a real center of the celebrations, since Bitget co -organized five large events across the country. In cooperation with student groups such as Bitpolito in Turin, local communities such as Ethna in Catania and larger crypto networks in Florence, the initiative promises to spread web3 culture nationwide.

In order to further reinforce the spirit of the original Bitcoin pizza purchase, Bitget and Pizzadao will merge for effective events in Milan, Athens, Tirana and Prague. Romania will also commit the occasion with the third annual pizza day in Bucharest, which is supported by prominent organizations such as the Crypto Society and the Crypto Expo Europe.

A very special honor is planned in Laszlo Hanyecz ‘Heimatland Hungary, where Bitget and Cryptominds will organize a live webinar that offers a deep insight into the history of Bitcoin as well as current market analyzes and valuable findings.

At these European events, the participants can expect a number of interesting activities, with exclusive prices and goods contribute to the festive atmosphere. This year’s celebrations are intended to beat a bridge between the global crypto community and offer enthusiasts, traders and newcomers alike the opportunity to exchange ideas about the development of Bitcoin and the future of decentralized finances.

“Every year we celebrate the Bitcoin Pizza Day because he reminds us of how far this industry has brought it – from 10,000 BTC worth just $ 40 to $ 1 billion. have”,

says Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget.