“Binance Sets Record by Purchasing 10,000 Pizzas with Bitcoin for Charity Event”

● Among the beneficiaries of the event, which exceeded the target of 10,000 pizzas bought, is the Metropolis Foundation

● In the first Bitcoin transaction, 13 years ago, two pizzas were purchased with 10,000 BTC

Binancethe world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, set a record at an event with a charitable component held on Monday Federation of Emerging Technologies in the center of Bucharest, at The Vintage – 10,000 pizzas were purchased for one Bitcoin, by a single person via the Binance platform.

During the event, called Bizza Day, more than 13,000 pizzas were purchased in total, exceeding the original expectation of 10,000.

Among the beneficiaries of the event was the Metropolis Foundation. The foundation’s activity consists in the protection of children separated from the protection of their parents and their integration into society and the community.

10,000 pizzas were purchased by Daniel Niță, a 2016 crypto market investor and Web3 focused content creator. For 13 years, on May 22, crypto communities have been celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day. It all started with the first BTC transaction made by Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer from Florida, who bought two large pizzas for 10,000 BTC – about $41 at the time.

For 12 hours, starting at 12.00 local time, the crypto community and beyond, industry influencers, as well as important communities from other fields benefited from educational workshops and were able to contribute to achieving the record of buying the largest number of pizzas (10,000) in exchange for one Bitcoin in a single event, which has a charitable purpose.

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