Bitcoin’s first commercial transaction happened on May 22, 2010, when developer Laszlo Hanyecz bought two Papa John’s pizzas with 10,000 BTC. At the time, 1 Bitcoin was equal to $41. Now, those two pizzas would be worth $739 million.
To remember this legacy, the renowned credit card company Mastercard showed that transactions using crypto have become much simpler.
In a video shared on social media on March 16, Ben Fox Rubin and Sebastian Oddo of Mastercard visited a small pizza restaurant to order pizza with cryptocurrency.
For many businesses, especially small businesses, accepting crypto payments sounds complicated. However, Mastercard proved the process to be simple. Sebastian Oddo, Vice President of Global Digital Marketing Innovation at Mastercard, explained that payments are done using a crypto card.
A crypto card is connected to a digital wallet, but it functions as any other payment card at the register. Behind the scenes, the digital asset that powers the transaction is converted into fiat currency before reaching the merchant.
This means that the seller doesn’t have to worry about how the blockchain works. They simply receive payment in a form that they are familiar with.
Crypto, which sounds complex, can actually be used in daily purchases. In the future, crypto’s popularity will extend beyond being an investment asset. It will be a payment tool, just like other digital wallets or credit cards.
Can crypto be used for daily purchases in Indonesia? Learn about crypto’s regulation in Indonesia in the article Indonesia’s Crypto Regulations in 2026: A Complete Guide for Token Researchers.
