# On May 22, 2010, a Florida programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz posted a message on the BitcoinTalk forum offering 10,000 Bitcoins for two large pizzas.

*fintech · news · 2026-05-19 · TechBullion*

## Key points

- ZOOMEX launched Pizza Week to promote crypto's shift from speculation to everyday practical use.
- Monthly crypto payment card transactions grew from $100 million in 2023 to $1.5 billion by late 2025.
- ZoomCard, a virtual Mastercard powered by Zoomex and UR, supports multiple currencies with zero fees.
- ZoomexStocks allows direct access to U.S. stock-linked assets from crypto accounts without fiat conversion.

**Companies:** MicroStrategy, Zoomex
**Countries:** United States, Canada, Australia, Spain

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