With Bitcoin Pizza Day nearing, the community is engaged in a conversation about one of the initial Bitcoin transactions, pondering whether it involved the purchase of a JPEG.
Bitcoin Pizza Day is celebrated on May 22 to mark the first occasion when Bitcoin (BTC) was used to make payments. But, a screenshot from a Bitcoin forum is widely circulating on Twitter.
First Bitcoin Trade: An Image Worth 500 Bitcoin?
Sabunir, who wanted to try Bitcoin transactions, posted on the Forum that he was willing to sell a desktop wallpaper for 500 BTC (approximately $1 in 2010). He wrote on Jan. 24, 2010:
“To get the picture, please send the coins to me and then send a Private Message stating the time you sent them. I will reply to your Private Message with a link to the picture.
The image I’m selling is my own creation, with a resolution of 1280×960 – great for a desktop background.”
Also, Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin,…
