Bitcoin Pizza Day marks Bitcoin's first real-world purchase, turning two pizzas into crypto legend—celebrating innovation, community, and blockchain's journey.

The 28-year-old was brought to the Nolita home, where he was held and tortured for several weeks, according to sources.

It’s not an official holiday – yet – but for many cryptocurrency enthusiasts “Bitcoin Pizza Day” is still special. Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of the first known use of cryptocurrency to buy real-world goods.

Crypto-related stocks rose early Thursday while stock futures were trading largely flat, after the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit a record high. Crypto exchanges Coinbase Global and Robinhood rose 2.

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said at Solana Accelerate that crypto ETFs are unlikely to “lose a lot of their luster” no matter how big crypto wallet adoption gets over the next decade.

Bitcoin’s value broke the $100,000 mark for the first time in early December and moved even higher later in the month before pricing eased a bit. The digital token ended 2024 up over 100% for the year, with about half that gain realized after President Donald Trump‘s election victory in early November.

Bitcoin hit a new record high of more than $111,800 around midnight ET Thursday, lifting shares of cryptocurrency-related firms.

The cryptocurrency has been on a months-long tear thanks to the pro-crypto Trump administration and April's tariff chaos.

Now, as a Wall Street giant suddenly flips from gold to bitcoin, the bitcoin price is braced for a huge week that will see U.S. president Donald Trump’s vice president JD Vance speak alongside Trump’s crypto czar David Sacks at the Bitcoin 2025 conference.

Bitcoin surged to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing its previous record set just before President Donald Trump's January inauguration. Monitor these crucial chart levels.