bitFlyer Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yuzo Kano; hereinafter 'the Company') donated a total of 1,168 pizzas to foster homes in Tokyo to coincide with 'Bitcoin Pizza Day' on May 22. This initiative, now in its third year, has been conducted continuously since 2024, bringing the cumulative total of pizzas provided to 3,169.
### About Bitcoin Pizza Day Bitcoin Pizza Day commemorates the first time Bitcoin was used for a real-world transaction on May 22, 2010. It is a legendary event in cryptocurrency history where a programmer in the U.S. paid 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas. At that time, Bitcoin was still an experimental entity, but this marked the first moment it was used as a 'means of exchanging value' in the real world. Today, blockchain technology and cryptocurrency usage have spread globally, but one of their origins is said to be this 'two pizzas' episode. In the crypto industry, May 22 is celebrated annually as a day to reflect on how new technology spreads into people's daily lives.
### Overview of Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 - **Date of Provision:** Friday, May 15, 2026 - **Recipients:** Foster homes in Tokyo - **Quantity:** 1,168 pizzas in total - **Partner:** PIZZAREVO Inc. - **3-Year Cumulative Total:** 3,169 pizzas (2024–2026)
### Comments from Stakeholders **Mr. Motoki Maki, Hiroo Friends:** 'The children have come to look forward to the arrival of pizzas from bitFlyer every year at this time. They are enjoying them with big smiles again this year. While cryptocurrency is still a difficult topic for children, we are very grateful for this opportunity to feel it in a familiar way.'
**Yuzo Kano, CEO of bitFlyer:** 'I am very happy that we were able to deliver pizzas to children again this year in our third year of this initiative. Bitcoin Pizza Day is known as the day Bitcoin was first used for payment. Technologies that are now taken for granted began with such small experiences and challenges. I hope this provides an opportunity for children to naturally feel that there are various technologies and new possibilities in the world.'
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- Source: PR TIMES
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