Bitcoin Celebrates Its 10th Pizza Day. This Is How $90 Mln Fast Food Purchase Happened

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Fri, 05/22/2020 - 06:07

Alex Dovbnya

A $90 mln pizza that kick-started Bitcoin's merchant adoption was bought ten years ago

Bitcoin Celebrates Its 10th Pizza Day. This Is How $90 Mln Fast Food Purchase Happened

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Its May 22, and the cryptocurrency community is busy celebrating the tenth anniversary of the first purchase with crypto that is commonly known as 'Bitcoin Pizza Day.'

Ten years ago, computer programmer Laszlo Hanyecz singlehandedly kick-started Bitcoin's merchant adoption by volunteering to pay a whopping 10,000 BTC ($41 at that time) for two Papa John's pizzas.

Bitcoin has come a long way since then, with more than 100,000 shops and merchants around the globe.

Some might acrimoniously say that the 'Bitcoin pizza guy' made the worst investment of all time. If it wasn't for his pang for hunger, Hanyecz could be sitting on a $90 mln fortune at current prices.

In last year's interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, he said that it's wasn't good for him to focus on his lost crypto riches:

I think thinking like that is-- is not really good for me.

On the flip side, Hanyecz did become part of Bitcoin's early history, and he will certainly be celebrated by the crypto community for years to come.

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Alex Dovbnya

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.

Ethereum (ETH) Market Cap May Become Equal to Bitcoin's (BTC): ConsenSys Director

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Mon, 07/13/2020 - 14:38

Vladislav Sopov

John Lilic, managing director at ConsenSys decentralized development studio, has shared an over-bullish prediction for Ethereum (ETH) progress

Ethereum (ETH) Market Cap May Become Equal to Bitcoin's (BTC): ConsenSys Director

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Bitcoin (BTC) should get ready for parity
Bitcoin (BTC) is losing supremacy in "fee race"

John Lilic leads international business development in the ConsenSys leading blockchain development studio. He is also an expert in energy markets and cryptocurrency segments. He tracked the progress of Bitcoin's (BTC) and Ethereum's (ETH) market capitalization statistics, coming up with an extravagant prediction.

Bitcoin (BTC) should get ready for parity

Mr. Lilic outlined that Ethereum (ETH) is showcasing much healthier dynamics than its competitor is. For instance, the flagship cryptocurrency still surpasses Ethereum (ETH) by 6.3x in terms of market capitalization, while simultaneously collecting 20% fewer fees than Ethereum (ETH).

John Lilic of ConSensys foresees parity of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) market capitalizations

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Also, Ethereum (ETH) is demonstrating much more impressive price dynamics this year. It gained almost 37% against Bitcoin (BTC) in 2020. That said, Ethereum (ETH) looks severely undervalued to the top manager of ConsenSys.

However, Ether is on the path to eliminating this discrepancy. Eventually, the top two cryptocurrencies may reach market capitalization parity, concludes Mr. Lilic.

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum Have (ETH) Recovered From Black Thursday, Who Else? Coinmetrics Explains

As covered by U.Today Crypto News recently, Coinmetrics on-chain research team called Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) the unique crypto behemoths that have managed to recover from Black Thursday.

Bitcoin (BTC) is losing supremacy in "fee race"

Should Ethereum (ETH) overcome its undervaluation, its price may be over $1,550 based on liquid supply and current Bitcoin (BTC) market capitalization.

Recently, it was unveiled that Ethereum (ETH) blockchain continues to surpass Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of network fees for more than 30 days in a row. Ethereum (ETH) is seeing this advantage for the first time in its history.

As U.Today Crypto News reported previously, ex-Messari analyst and angel investor Qiao Wang identifies two main catalysts of Ethereum's (ETH) price run in the mid-term perspective.

Ethereum (ETH) Price Two Bullish Signals, According to Investor Qiao Wang

According to Wang, the upcoming rally may be fueled by a long-awaited transition to Proof of Stake and fixing the monetary policy of Ether token.

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Vladislav Sopov

Blockchain Analyst & Writer with scientific background. 5+ years in IT-analytics, 2+ years in blockchain.

Worked in independent analysis (Crypto Briefing) as well as in start-ups (Swap.online, Monoreto, Attic Lab etc.)