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NewLibertyStandard proposed adopting the Thai baht currency symbol (฿) as Bitcoin's official symbol and 'BTC' as the three-letter currency code. This proposal on BitcoinTalk established the currency notation still used today.
Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two Papa John's pizzas — the first purchase of a physical good with Bitcoin. The transaction, completed on May 22, 2010, is celebrated annually as 'Bitcoin Pizza Day.' At the time, 10,000 BTC was worth approximately $41.
The Bitcoin Forum, originally set up by Martti Malmi at bitcoin.org/smf using Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software, migrated to the independent domain bitcointalk.org in August 2011. The migration was managed by forum administrator Theymos (Michael Marquardt) and preserved all existing posts, threads, and user accounts.