Is laszlo back?

[Cricktor]

That address became active again in the last few days and received several payments after almost 5 years of inactivity.
Weird.

The mentioned legacy public address 157fRrqAKrDyGHr1Bx3yDxeMv8Rh45aUet in Laszlo's signature space just got quite some "donations" that so far all happened on 2025-12-17 and originated all from the following public address 37jdMXYbvg3dKzJ4pGSYiABiXoBy4putZq. This source address is a quite busy one with a history of more than 243k transactions.

I wouldn't say an address became "active again" just because it received coins from elsewhere, although I understand what maybe looks a bit odd because the last transaction before all recent "donations" from 2025-12-17 was indeed nearly five years ago on 2020-12-28.

Real activity of an address is for me when coins are actively moved from this address, i.e. they are used as transaction inputs and for 157fRrqAKrDyGHr1Bx3yDxeMv8Rh45aUet this was last on 2018-04-19.

[tvplus006]

...I am sure he is browsing the forum and reading the news, but it would be amazing to see him posting something..

You can read the news without logging in. And since Laszlo has already logged in to the forum, it means that he was pursuing other goals. I can assume that his goal was to write a PM to one of the acquaintances with whom he communicated on the forum many years ago and he has no other way to communicate with them.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

You can read the news without logging in. And since Laszlo has already logged in to the forum, it means that he was pursuing other goals. I can assume that his goal was to write a PM to one of the acquaintances with whom he communicated on the forum many years ago and he has no other way to communicate with them.

He can read without login or with login, and does he mind to login his account?
I guess he does not mind about anything happens after his account login, only we as community members are curious about who is behind the account, is it laszlo, and what is purpose of the login.

With laszlo, it's not important and I think that login your account, checking to see whether someone PMed you is natural. Whenever you want it, you can do it, no problems with anyone else.

laszlo can do this, and actually did it while no issues to the community, it's just some people have curiosity about what's going on and what's purpose.

[impulse709]

Small update.
Laszlo was back online on Oct 23, 2025.
I also noticed his Bitcoin address in the signature. Not sure if it has always been there (EDIT: according to wayback machine it has always been there).

That address became active again in the last few days and received several payments after almost 5 years of inactivity.
Weird.

I also remember always seeing his Bitcoin address in his forum signature! But I might be showing signs of senile dementia and could be mistaken 😂
Anyway, who knows why he reconnected without saying anything! Not even a simple hello!
The mystery deepens 🤔

Interestingly, though I would not think much about it. Logging in does not imply that one intends to come back on record. A lot of members were old and read the forum without speaking. Bitcoin address activity is intriguing, but coins move due to a great number of reasons, and coins can be transferred at the right time by chance. Laszlo is a secretive person and silence is a natural way of his self style.

[fillippone]

Wondering if that activity at his BTC address is linked to his forum login.
That would be an epic development.
Is he still buying pizzas from someone? That would be epic!

[Lillominato89]

Wondering if that activity at his BTC address is linked to his forum login.
That would be an epic development.
Is he still buying pizzas from someone? That would be epic!

Nowadays, anyone can buy pizzas with Bitcoin, and I would say that is all thanks to him. Of course, hearing that Laszlo has bought pizzas with Bitcoin again would be truly epic!

Interestingly, though I would not think much about it. Logging in does not imply that one intends to come back on record. A lot of members were old and read the forum without speaking. Bitcoin address activity is intriguing, but coins move due to a great number of reasons, and coins can be transferred at the right time by chance. Laszlo is a secretive person and silence is a natural way of his self style.

Yes, you're right, logging back into the forum doesn't necessarily mean you have to participate or interact with us. But you're a prominent figure in the crypto world! A simple hello would have been appreciated by everyone.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Nowadays, anyone can buy pizzas with Bitcoin, and I would say that is all thanks to him. Of course, hearing that Laszlo has bought pizzas with Bitcoin again would be truly epic!

Buying pizza with bitcoins nowadays is more easily than in a year laszlo did it a first time ever and made a milestone in Bitcoin history, and a pizza cost satoshi nowadays, not 5,000 bitcoins for one pizza.

If laszlo buys bitcoin in 2025 or 2026, it's interesting but not like a big news or a milestone for Bitcoin history like a first time he made pizza vs bitcoin purchase.

I'll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas..

It is more easily and less expensive in bitcoins you have to spend than in the past, and here is the information from AI.

In 2025, buying pizza with Bitcoin involves using crypto-friendly apps like Menufy, purchasing pizza chain gift cards via BitPay, or finding merchants that accept crypto directly, leveraging platforms that facilitate these transactions for convenience, especially around Bitcoin Pizza Day for special deals. You'll need a crypto wallet (like Bitcoin.com Wallet) to hold your BTC, and use services that bridge crypto with traditional payments to order your favorite slice from Domino's, Papa John's, or others.

[KingsDen]

Nowadays, anyone can buy pizzas with Bitcoin, and I would say that is all thanks to him. Of course, hearing that Laszlo has bought pizzas with Bitcoin again would be truly epic!

Buying pizza with bitcoins nowadays is more easily than in a year laszlo did it a first time ever and made a milestone in Bitcoin history, and a pizza cost satoshi nowadays, not 5,000 bitcoins for one pizza.

If laszlo buys bitcoin in 2025 or 2026, it's interesting but not like a big news or a milestone for Bitcoin history like a first time he made pizza vs bitcoin purchase.

If Laszlo appears and buys another pizza this year, let's say 2026 because this year is already gone, it will make a big news and also a milestone.
The big news will be: Laszlo reappeared
The milestone will be: He was unable to spend upto 1 BTC to buy pizza this time around.
This will create a broader picture in the industry.

I'll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas..

It is more easily and less expensive in bitcoins you have to spend than in the past, and here is the information from AI.

In 2025, buying pizza with Bitcoin involves using crypto-friendly apps like Menufy, purchasing pizza chain gift cards via BitPay, or finding merchants that accept crypto directly, leveraging platforms that facilitate these transactions for convenience, especially around Bitcoin Pizza Day for special deals. You'll need a crypto wallet (like Bitcoin.com Wallet) to hold your BTC, and use services that bridge crypto with traditional payments to order your favorite slice from Domino's, Papa John's, or others.

It was only easy for Laszlo to buy the pizza because of this forum. Someone bought 2 pizzas with fiat and maybe sold it to Lazslo. Not like the pizza company was accepting bitcoin.

[Floczy]

If Laszlo appears and buys another pizza this year, let's say 2026 because this year is already gone, it will make a big news and also a milestone.
The big news will be: Laszlo reappeared
The milestone will be: He was unable to spend upto 1 BTC to buy pizza this time around.
This will create a broader picture in the industry.

He should be buying a private jet this time around, not Pizza, that is, if he still has custody of his Bitcoin.

What if the reason he went mute was that he had no more Bitcoin to spend? Just thinking and asking 

[SamReomo]

Wondering if that activity at his BTC address is linked to his forum login.
That would be an epic development.
Is he still buying pizzas from someone? That would be epic!

He's already bought the costliest pizzas on Earth, and if he buys pizzas again this time, I'm also wondering if the legendary Laszlo somehow makes restaurant or a food chain where he somehow allows only Bitcoin as payment method and sells only pizzas at that food chain or restaurant then that would be epic.

[Cricktor]

What if the reason he went mute was that he had no more Bitcoin to spend? Just thinking and asking  

This is not of your concern.

He's already bought the costliest pizzas on Earth, ...

I disagree and it's in my opinion wrong to calculate the value of a purchase with coins in the past with today's or ATH's value of spent coins.

Laszlo offered 10,000BTC for two pizzas with some extras in May, 2010. The order was worth in the ballpark of $50 (don't know it exactly, doesn't matter exactly). That's the value and it was fine for him, period!

If you make a purchase with coins, you accept and should be fine with the value it has at the time of the purchase. If you can't handle it, don't buy with your coins. How does it benefit you, if you recalculate your purchase at some future time? It doesn't make any sense to say, the two pizzas are worth now approx. 887 million dollars.

We wouldn't have Bitcoin pizza day, if Laszlo hadn't spent his coins for the pizzas and had hodled the coins till today. Lucrative, but also kinda boring...  

OK, that's my opinion and yours may differ.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

I disagree and it's in my opinion wrong to calculate the value of a purchase with coins in the past with today's or ATH's value of spent coins.

I agree with you too.

Comparing the past and the present with many different conditions from Bitcoin network hashrate, blockchain difficulty, cost and time to mine 1 bitcoin, as well as different prices of bitcoin, is simply not fair comparison.

Laszlo offered 10,000BTC for two pizzas with some extras in May, 2010. The order was worth in the ballpark of $50 (don't know it exactly, doesn't matter exactly). That's the value and it was fine for him, period!

If you make a purchase with coins, you accept and should be fine with the value it has at the time of the purchase.

It's similar to another comparison like a week payment people can get from a signature campaign in the past and in 2025. In recent years, payment rates are mostly given in $ then converting it equivalently to bitcoins. In many far years in the past, the payment rates were simply given in bitcoin, and no $ equivalent value, it was like our company have this offer in bitcoin, if you are interested in, let's join with us, if not, let's move on.

Signature campaign: The lowest and highest payment BTC and USD in 2013-2022.