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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Is an auspicious day in Bitcoin history commemorating the purchase of two large pizzas in exchange for 10,000 bitcoin. Using our block explorer, we can view and explore details about this famous transaction.Pizza Day Transaction Hash: a1075db55d416d3ca199f55b6084e2115b9345e16c5cf302fc80e9d5fbf5d48dCopying the transaction hash into the search field of the Bitcoin blockchain explorer will take us to the Pizza Day transaction. If you don’t want to copy-paste the details, here is a link to the transaction page.At the top of the page, you can see a summary of the transaction inputs and outputs. On the left are the bitcoins paid for the pizza (totaling 10,000 BTC). These were sent to the single address on the right (belonging to the pizza delivery person).Pizza Day transaction summary. Source: blockchain.comIf you click on the receiving address (on the right), you’ll see its transaction history. You can also scan the QR-code to get the respective address string. The QR-codes are very useful when making payments with TrustWallet or other mobile crypto wallets.Pizza Day receiving address. Source: blockchain.com.If you return to the original Pizza Day transaction page, you can scroll down to check the transaction details. These include the unique hash for the transaction, the confirmation status, the timestamp, the number of confirmations, the total input and output, the miner fees, and more. You can see there was a transaction fee of 0.99 BTC paid to the miner on top of the 10,000 BTC for the pizzas.Pizza Day transaction details. Source: blockchain.com.Clicking the block height (57,043) will give you details about the block in which this transaction was included.Pizza Day block. Source: blockchain.com.As you can see, the block which confirmed the Pizza Day transaction was an uneventful block. There were a total of two transactions, one being the Pizza Day transaction and the other being the miner’s block reward.The green and red globes on the right side indicate whether the bitcoins were spent or not after this transaction. The person who sold the pizzas has already sent those 10,000 BTC to another address, but the miner’s address still holds the block reward (50.99 BTC).Closing thoughtsBlockchain explorers are useful tools that harness the open and transparent nature of public blockchains. They provide useful information about the state of the network, including transaction and address history. This allows for easy tracking and verification.However, this emphasis on full public transparency can lead to mapping the history of transactions and addresses known as
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