On May 22, 2010, programmer Laszlo Hanyecz used 10,000 bitcoins to buy two pizzas, completing the first transaction in history to purchase physical items with bitcoins. Since then, "Bitcoin Pizza Day" has become a grand festival celebrated by the crypto community every year; 15 years later, the symbolic meaning of May 22 has been perfectly inherited: on this day in 2025, US President Trump will gather the first 220 $TRUMP token holders together for a grand dinner, and specially invite the first 25 holders to his private reception and VIP tour of the White House. Coincidentally, Bitcoin also broke through $110,000 for the first time on this day, setting a record high.

From two pizzas to a presidential feast: Trump and Justin Sun's handshake is a turning point for the future of cryptocurrency

As the most powerful person on earth, Trump's close interaction with the crypto world is destined to become a new milestone in the industry; and under the spotlight, a face from the East is particularly eye-catching - he is Justin Sun, global advisor of Huobi HTX, founder of TRON, largest holder of $TRUMP, and advisor of the Trump family's crypto project WLFI.

From two pizzas to a presidential feast: Trump and Justin Sun's handshake is a turning point for the future of cryptocurrency

The long journey of crypto mainstreaming, Sun Yuchen's firm preaching

The development of the crypto industry is an epic from grassroots to mainstream. When the Bitcoin-for-pizza post was posted on the forum, few people could have imagined that this idealistic experiment by cryptography geeks would enter the most authoritative political center 15 years later and become an important force in reshaping the global political, financial, and cultural order.

This process is inseparable from the contributions of countless devout preachers and determined builders, and Justin Sun is one of them. After more than ten years in the crypto industry, he still maintains his original enthusiasm and has never been tired. On the technical level, he actively deploys stablecoin payments through TRON and builds one of the most active blockchain networks in the world. Every Web3 user cannot do without the infrastructure he provides; on the cultural level, he uses his strong personal influence and the deep brand accumulation of Huobi HTX to create one breakthrough moment after another for cryptocurrency. From Buffett lunch to sky-high banana artworks, from appearing on the cover of Forbes magazine to inviting Huobi HTX users to travel to space, Justin Sun has opened a window for the public to peek into the crypto world and lead more people to understand the charm of blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Not only that, Sun Yuchen, who is famous for his unique strategic vision, is opening up a new way to promote the large-scale popularization of cryptocurrencies. From the end of last year to the beginning of this year, he invested twice in the Trump family's crypto project World Liberty financial (WLFI), with a total amount of up to 75 million US dollars, and became a project consultant; at Dubai TOKEN2049, he chatted and laughed with Trump's second son Eric Trump. Subsequently, the stable currency USD1 issued by WLFI was launched on Huobi HTX for the first time globally, and will soon integrate TRON. In fact, long before the traditional financial giants on Wall Street got involved in cryptocurrencies, and before the bipartisan politicians in the United States fiercely debated over crypto legislation, Sun Yuchen had already begun to lay out the layout of the US market and the Trump family. What is the reason for doing this? Let's hear what Sun Yuchen himself said.

"I have long believed that President Trump will bring many positive impacts to the cryptocurrency field. After his election, the entire crypto world has taken on a new look," said Justin Sun. By serving as a consultant, "I have established a bridge of communication between the crypto industry and the president, which may also be a bridge of communication between China and the United States in the future. My original intention was to establish a good relationship with the Trump family and introduce more people from the traditional world to the blockchain world. We will continue to cooperate with President Trump's cryptocurrency project in the long term to promote the development and progress of our entire industry."

From two pizzas to a presidential feast: Trump and Justin Sun's handshake is a turning point for the future of cryptocurrency

Behind the Trump Dinner: Cryptocurrency Development Enters a New Chapter

In his first term, Trump sneered at Bitcoin, but now Bitcoin has become a key factor in his re-election and an important issue for his second term in office. The Trump dinner directly shows that the traditional mainstream's acceptance of cryptocurrencies is reaching an unprecedented level. As Sun Yuchen said at the dinner, "Not long ago, crypto people were constantly oppressed. We couldn't hold such a grand event in Washington to bring all practitioners together in the United States to build the crypto industry." This is not a simple marketing event, but the American political ecology is re-recognizing the value of crypto assets and blockchain technology: it is not only a tool for financial reform, but also a carrier for connecting young voters and building a new economic network.

On the day of Pizza Day, when Justin Sun stood on the stage symbolizing global politics with the achievements and vision of the crypto industry - this was not a coincidence, but a concrete manifestation of the crypto world moving from the periphery to the center.

Justin Sun is not only a leader in the crypto industry, but also a technical diplomat who maintains long-term dialogues with multiple sovereign governments. At this dinner, he is not only a guest, but also a messenger and interlocutor - representing the olive branch that the crypto world extends to the traditional system, and also a guide for the mainstream system to explore the crypto space.

When Trump's hand and Sun Yuchen's hand were held together, the gap between the mainstream and crypto worlds was dispelled faster, and the era of integration gradually began. In this critical transition period when the crypto industry is moving from "anti-establishment" to "influencing the establishment", driven by Sun Yuchen and countless builders, the industry will no longer just pursue technology, but will begin to truly participate in the formation of global rules. With the signing of the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act, with the GENIUS Stablecoin Act entering the revision process, and with Bitcoin breaking through $110,000... the future that the crypto world has always pursued may have arrived.

From pizza to feast, the legend continues

Bitcoin Pizza Day is not just a festival, it is a way of "commemorating". It reminds us that all great things originated from small attempts - two pizzas, a transaction between two geeks, and a seemingly meaningless piece of code.

And today, when the leading figures in the crypto field were drinking and chatting with the President of the United States face to face, we found that the legendary story of buying pizza was not over, but was being continued in another way.

The more important question is: How should we write the next 15 years?

Justin Sun is still running. And each of us is a fellow traveler in this torrent of the times.

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