From Forbes: Eight years ago today Laszlo Hanyecz made history when he conducted what is widely believed to be the first ever purchase using bitcoin. “We are about to start the bitcoin pizza party at GoRuck,” Hanyecz told Forbes. “To celebrate we are accepting Bitcoin as a payment method starting today.” Read more here.
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Laszlo and Bitcoin Pizza Day
Bitcoin Pizza Day is May 22, and to celebrate we’re offering a 10% discount on all orders paid in bitcoin through the month of May (2019). While supplies last, all gear orders paid in bitcoin will also receive a special Laszlo Bitcoin Pizza patch. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz spent 10,000 BTC on two …
New Website Behind the Scenes (warning: long and boring)
We recently launched a new website. It’s a bigger shift than what it looks like. The text below was first drafted by Andy, the project manager for the switch, then I added some commentary. One of our tenets to live by is Lead with Transparency. So here’s a lot of the what’s and the why’s. …