Lightning Pizza Day clip
A YouTube video connected to Laszlo repeating the pizza purchase with Lightning Network in 2018.
Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026Interview collection
Laszlo Hanyecz interviews, videos, and articles
A focused archive of the person behind Bitcoin Pizza Day: video clips, key quotes, authoritative coverage, and the original forum trail.
Videos
YouTube videos and podcast clips
Bitcoin Pizza Day story video
A background explainer around the 10,000 BTC pizza transaction.
Podcast clip: Bitcoin Pizza Day
A podcast-style segment looking back at the cultural meaning of the pizza transaction.
Quotes
Key quote cards
“I don't regret it.”
Laszlo's answer in a 2018 Cointelegraph interview about the 10,000 BTC pizza purchase.
“It made it real.”
In 60 Minutes coverage, Laszlo framed the transaction as a moment that made Bitcoin feel real.
“I just traded internet money for a real world good.”
The core idea captured in CBS/60 Minutes coverage: open-source internet money became spendable.
Reading list
Articles and primary sources
CBS News / 60 MinutesThe story behind Bitcoin Pizza DayThe 60 Minutes page around Anderson Cooper’s interview with Laszlo Hanyecz.CointelegraphBitcoin Pizza Guy interviewA 2018 interview with Laszlo Hanyecz and Jeremy Sturdivant.CoinDeskBitcoin Pizza Day 2Context on Laszlo repeating the pizza purchase with Lightning Network.CoinDeskWhat You Didn’t Know About Laszlo HanyeczMore background on Laszlo’s early Bitcoin work and GPU mining.BitcointalkOriginal Bitcointalk pizza threadLaszlo’s original May 18, 2010 offer to trade 10,000 BTC for pizza.