Today, the cryptocurrency community commemorates the historic Bitcoin Pizza Day. This marks 15 years since the first physical Bitcoin (BTC) transaction. On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two pizzas from Papa John's for 10,000 BTC.
At the time, the coin's value was approximately 41 dollars (each BTC ≈ 0.004 dollars). By 2025, these pizzas became the most expensive meal in history.
Bitcoin continues to rise, reaching a new all-time high. Recently, it surpassed 111,700 dollars during Asian trading hours. This means 10,000 Bitcoins are now valued at over 1.1 billion dollars. The possibilities with this large amount are endless and spectacular. Let's explore what can be purchased with 10,000 BTC in May 2025.
Commemorating Bitcoin Pizza Day, How to Use 10,000 BTC Now
It's appropriate to calculate how many pizzas can be bought with 10,000 BTC to honor the original purchase. According to BeInCrypto data, the BTC trading price at the time of writing was 111,504 dollars.
Therefore, 1.1 billion dollars could buy approximately 55.7 million large pizzas, assuming an average large pizza price of 20 dollars. This is a significant difference from the two pizzas purchased in 2010. Notably, this money is sufficient for larger and more extravagant purchases.
From Pizza to Palaces, the Real Estate Power of 10,000 Bitcoins
With 1.1 billion dollars in hand, you could purchase the most exclusive and expensive real estate in the world. The 2025 real estate market maintains premium prices in key locations like Monaco and London due to wealth concentration and limited supply. Here are a few examples:
- Xanadu 2.0: Bill Gates' mansion in Washington is valued at 127 million dollars, boasting 66,000 square feet of living space. With 10,000 BTC, you could buy 8 of Gates' mansions and still have 99 million dollars left.
- Odeon Tower Penthouse: One of the most expensive residential buildings in Monaco. With 10,000 BTC, you could own 3 penthouses, each 31,500 square feet and worth 330 million dollars.
- One Hyde Park: This luxury residential building near Buckingham Palace houses the world's most expensive apartments. One penthouse is estimated at 209 million dollars, but owning 5 penthouses with Bitcoin is extremely easy.
Hypercars Possible with Bitcoin
The automotive world in 2025 is dominated by hypercars and ultra-luxury vehicles, with prices reflecting custom design, limited production, and advanced engineering.
- Rolls-Royce La Rose Noire Droptail: This car is one of the world's most expensive, priced at 30 million dollars. Featuring a monocoque chassis of aluminum, steel, and carbon fiber inspired by a dark red Baccarat rose. With 10,000 BTC, you could purchase over 37 of these.
- Bugatti La Voiture Noire: This hypercar, worth 18.7 million dollars, pays homage to the Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, allowing you to purchase over 59.
- Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta: With 10,000 BTC, you could own over 65 of these hypercars.
Sky's the Limit... Funding Superyachts and Private Jets with Bitcoin
Luxury yachts and private jets in 2025 represent the pinnacle of wealth, with prices reflecting size, amenities, and exclusivity. With 10,000 Bitcoins, you could own the world's most expensive vessels and jets.
- Scheherazade: Valued at 700 million dollars, this 140-meter superyacht is one of the world's longest motor yachts. After purchase, approximately 415 million dollars would remain.
- Koru: This 230-foot yacht owned by Jeff Bezos boasts tall masts and is the world's tallest sailing yacht. With 10,000 Bitcoin, you could almost purchase two of these iconic vessels.
- Air Force One: The Bitcoin that once bought two pizzas is theoretically worth 660 million dollars, enough to purchase the official presidential aircraft of the United States. While approval for such a purchase is extremely unlikely, it demonstrates Bitcoin's remarkable purchasing power today.
- Boeing 747-8 VIP: Known as the Dreamliner, this jet offers approximately 5,000 square feet of luxury space for 367 million dollars. With 10,000 Bitcoin, you could purchase about three.
Luxury Goods, Opening the Exclusive World with BTC
The luxury goods category includes art, watches, and other collectibles, offering various options purchasable with 10,000 BTC.
- Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi: Sold for $450 million in 2017, which is approximately $540 million in 2025 dollars. You can purchase this iconic artwork and still have more funds left.
- Comedian: Like Justin Sun did, funds can purchase a $6.2 million banana taped to a wall, and if using all funds, you could eat 179 banana artworks.
- Graff Diamond Hallucination: Priced at $55 million, this watch creates a rainbow effect with 110 carats of rare colored diamonds including pink, blue, green, orange, and yellow. You can purchase over 20 with 10,000 BTC.
- Patek Philippe Supercomplication: At $24 million, you can own over 46 high-end watches famous for their complex mechanisms.
From Digital Gold to Physical Gold
Bitcoin is often called "digital gold", and its purchasing power becomes even more prominent when compared to actual gold or other precious metals.
- Gold: According to the latest data, gold is $3,332 per ounce. Therefore, 10,000 BTC can acquire approximately 334,646 ounces (about 9,500 kilograms) of gold. This further emphasizes Bitcoin's remarkable rise and its potential as a store of value.
- Silver: With silver at $33.4 per ounce, you can purchase 3.34 million ounces.
- Platinum: With the same 10,000 BTC, you can acquire 1 million ounces of platinum at $1,075 per ounce.
Expanding Cryptocurrency Portfolio
Beyond traditional luxury, the $1.1 billion investment can be used to diversify the cryptocurrency portfolio by investing in altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP (XRP).
- Ethereum: The second-largest cryptocurrency is currently trading at $2,617, and 10,000 BTC can acquire approximately 425,955 ETH.
- Solana: At $175.9 per SOL, a $1.1 billion investment can purchase about 6.31 million coins.
- XRP: At $2.4 per XRP, you can buy approximately 464.6 million XRP.
HODL Psychology
Therefore, through this extensive list, Bitcoin's potential as a store of value is no longer in question. What once was worth just two pizzas can now purchase everything from mansions to jet planes.
But is spending Bitcoin a wise choice? Bitcoin Pizza Day provides a lesson reminding the value of HODLing. Some have taken this seriously.
For example, Michael Saylor's business intelligence company, Stratis, is the first listed company to adopt Bitcoin as a primary financial reserve asset. Currently, it holds 576,230 coins at market price, valued at $63.8 billion.
Stratis's Bitcoin holdings are currently generating floating income of $23.6 billion. Also, Saylor, a long-time Bitcoin supporter, continues to support Bitcoin's potential, as evident from the company's continuous purchases.
"No one has lost money buying Bitcoin," he posted on X.
Similarly, Metaplanet has been purchasing and holding Bitcoin since April 2024. This investment has brought approximately $152 million in unrealized profits. This Bitcoin strategy has also influenced the company's stock performance, increasing its value.
"Metaplanet was the most actively traded stock among 12,000 stocks listed on the OTC market, recording a trading volume of $388 million in 28,000 trades," CEO Simon Gerovich posted.
This success has inspired many other companies. Companies in Brazil, the Middle East, and London are now adopting similar approaches to hold the fifth-largest asset by market capitalization worldwide.
