1/6/2011
🪙 First Bitcoin Payment for a Service
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On January 6, 2011, the first documented bitcoin payment for a service took place. A guy received 32 bitcoin for holding a sign saying "End the Fed, Use Bitcoin" for 15 minutes on a busy street in the USA.
Sources:
https://archive.bitcoin-calendar.org/archive/1749192061.361017/index.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20210107165316/https://thebitcoinbolt.com/2011/01/06/the-power-of-bitcoins/
https://mempool.space/address/15Qvts3L2ML538ybH3xP9hKrM282QS6NSL