From Pizza to Private Jets: 15 Years of Bitcoin’s Explosive Growth

An excerpt from the Altcoin Supercycle Briefing Webinar on May 22, 2025.
Transcript edited for print.

So the purpose of today’s webinar—let me be clear about this—is not about meme chasing or “hopium” pumping. We’re here to decode the deeper order behind what looks like chaos.

Most investors are playing checkers. They’re waiting for the headlines, waiting for the Twitter gurus who chase narratives that have already moved. This presentation is for those who want to play 4D chess—to understand the speculative mechanics, generational capital markets, and the astrological timing cycles that actually drive and signal these markets. People who can read those signals are going to be the ones who benefit from them. That’s how wealth is really built in a volatile market—particularly in crypto.

15th Anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day

Now the question is—why today? Why did I do this presentation today?

It’s Bitcoin Pizza Day. Every year on May 22nd, we mark the anniversary of the day a Florida man paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas—the first official Bitcoin transaction. The day has become legendary—not just because it was the first commercial use of Bitcoin, but because of Bitcoin’s value in the years that followed. That moment, originally dismissed as trivial, marked the beginning of a utility, a belief, and the inception of exponential returns in crypto.

For those two pizzas, the man in question paid what today would be a fortune. On this day, Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz purchased two Papa John’s pizzas for about 10,000 Bitcoin, which at the time was only worth half a cent. But as years passed, that act gained mythic weight. Today, that same 10,000 Bitcoin is worth over $690 million. It symbolizes not just extraordinary ROI, but the birth of a new economic paradigm.

Bitcoin’s First Trade Horoscope

That was the official moment—the first trade horoscope of Bitcoin. And if we look at the chart, we’ve got a moderate, splash chart type, which is viral and decentralized in impact. We see earth-water dominance, indicating practical manifestation and emotional belief.

We see the first quarter moon, which augurs a crisis of action, a leap of faith. We see a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in late Pisces near the zero Aries world point—a global breakthrough in finance. And the star Fomalhaut is conjunct the Part of Fortune, which augurs a transcendent legacy encoded in monetary assets.

Bitcoin Pizza Day Birth Chart (May 22, 2010)

The Black Box Outlook

Now, we look at the black box—we’re looking at the Bitcoin Pizza Day first trade horoscope from 2010 to 2025. It’s been extremely bullish. It shows all the different aspects hitting it right now. Look where it’s going—it’s heading up.

We could easily correlate this black box performance with Bitcoin’s actual price history from 2010 to 2024. Since that pizza purchase, the price of Bitcoin has gone wild. Nine months later, Bitcoin reached parity with the U.S. dollar, making those two pizzas worth $10,000. By the fifth anniversary in 2015, they were worth $2.4 million. And on May 22nd, 2024, Bitcoin was just over $69,181—so you get the point.

Bitcoin Pizza Day Black Box

From Pizza to Private Jets

Despite the massive price rise, the Florida programmer isn’t phased. He’s not upset that he spent those 10,000 Bitcoin. He basically said, “It wasn’t like Bitcoin had any value back then, so trading them for pizza was incredibly cool.”

But as you can see, the evidence is overwhelming. Back in 2010, you could buy two Papa John’s pizzas. By 2014, you could get tickets to the Brazil World Cup final. In 2015, an apartment in a posh area of Paris. By 2018, a Ferrari 250 GTO. In 2021, you could charter a SpaceX rocket or buy a sports franchise. In 2022, a Manhattan penthouse. And by 2023, two Gulfstream G7 jets.

The exponential, explosive returns of Bitcoin have outperformed everything. Bitcoin has returned 27.5 million percent since 2012, despite three major drawdowns.

Measuring Returns: Bitcoin vs. Everything Else

Let’s take a look. If we just go back one year from today—you’ll see right here, I took this snapshot a bit earlier. Bitcoin could be at 112,000 now for all I know, but it was at 111,000. If you go back to Bitcoin Pizza Day in 2024, when it was 69,000, that’s a 60% return.

Compare that to the S&P, which gave a 9.78% return. Gold returned 36%, which is interesting because, if gold matches inflation, what’s the real inflation rate? That’s right—36%. So subtract that from the returns you’re getting on your bond fund, stock fund, or mutual fund, regardless of what they say on paper.

So no matter what happens to stocks or gold, every year since Bitcoin Pizza Day, Bitcoin climbs higher. Today, we hit another record high when it rose just shy of 112,000—an all-time high. And we’re going to get more all-time highs.

How do I know that as an astrologer? Because I’ve got the black box. I black-boxed this and I can project it another 10 years. It keeps getting stronger, going higher.

Wall Street’s Wake-Up Call: From Dismissal to Adoption

Now look at this: Bitcoin vs. traditional assets. Over 14 years, the S&P 500 gave you 352%. Gold? 98%. Bitcoin? 29,000,000%. So why didn’t Wall Street embrace this? Why did Jamie Dimon, until yesterday, call Bitcoin “rat poison” and say JP Morgan Chase would never use it? And what did he say yesterday? That’s right—we’re going to accept Bitcoin. We’re going to allow buying and investing in it. Why? Because of Bitcoin’s explosive returns, despite major drawdowns.

Bitcoin’s Market Rank

Fifteen years since Pizza Day, Bitcoin is now in fifth place. From a $41 pizza purchase in 2010 to surpassing Amazon and nearing Apple, Bitcoin now ranks number five globally by market cap—trailing only gold, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia.

Let me ask you—what’s more likely to double in value next year? Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, or Bitcoin? What’s more likely to 2X?

The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Here’s something else—the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Many people worldwide—especially astrologers—are clueless about this. But it’s been active since 48 hours after President Trump took office. He signed the executive order.

So Bitcoin is no longer fringe in Washington. And at the state level, it’s emerging too. Arizona and New Hampshire already have their strategic reserves. Texas is about to pass theirs. They’ll be required by law to purchase Bitcoin.

President Trump’s executive order on digital assets said: We want as much Bitcoin as we can get for the U.S. strategic reserves. The current Lummis bill in Congress states that the U.S. will buy 1 million Bitcoin over the next five years as part of its core reserve.

Supply Is Drying Up

And there’s only 2.6 million Bitcoin left on exchanges. It’ll take another 132 years to mine the rest. That’s right—95% of all Bitcoin has already been created.

And you’ve got states—27 of them—likely to pass similar bills in the coming months. The U.S. will go all-in. The national government will make massive Bitcoin purchases. Then the rest of the world will follow the U.S. lead. Get where I’m going with this? More Bitcoin. Demand keeps rising. Because countries will need Bitcoin as part of their treasury reserves to maintain currency value.

Stablecoins and the Infrastructure for Mass Adoption

The UK’s value is tied to gold and U.S. Treasuries—and soon, it’ll be Bitcoin too. They’re resisting, but once the Lummis bill passes—and by the way, the stablecoin bill already passed—everything changes.

Yes, the stablecoin bill passed. That means stablecoins are now legitimate U.S. assets. Governments and banks will back them. That means it’s real money. And how do you on-ramp or off-ramp crypto? You need stablecoins.

Scarcity and the S2F Power Law Model

Now, looking ahead, the amount of Bitcoin keeps decreasing. The demand keeps increasing. The S2F (stock-to-flow) model by institutional investor Plan B shows Bitcoin’s price over time, plotted against the stock-to-flow model and the power law. It’s a way to predict Bitcoin’s future price by analyzing scarcity—how much is in circulation vs. how much is produced each year.

This older chart I pulled shows Bitcoin plotting right on track. When the power law and the stock-to-flow merge, what happens? Bitcoin’s price moves up exponentially—somewhere between $100,000 and $1,000,000.

Plan B’s S2F Chart

The $300K–$500K Horizon

So, if we do the math, by 2026, that probability keeps increasing. I took a recent snapshot—S&P 500 at 7K. If it hits 7,000, that equals $300,000 Bitcoin. The model shows a strong historical correlation. And we’re not just talking about 300K—we’re moving toward 500K and beyond.

The Invisible Window Before the Boom

So why now? Because Bitcoin Pizza Day reminds us that transformative opportunities often look like jokes at first. That’s why we’re holding this webinar today—not in the middle of a bull run, but right on the edge of it.

It’s the invisible window before the mass awareness kicks in. That’s where the real positioning power lies. Timing isn’t just about being early—it’s about being aware while others are asleep.

After four years of high-accuracy crypto forecasting, including his early call on institutional adoption, William has closed the Crypto Astrology Group and Report. But his mission to guide serious investors with strategy and timing continues. A new Altcoin Group is coming, focused on the high-risk, high-reward phase of this cycle. Join the early access list to be notified when details are released for the Altcoin Investor Group.


A trends forecaster, William’s annual global forecasts are backed by a deep study of economies, geopolitics, archetypal cosmology, and modern astrological forecasting techniques. William’s predictions for the outcome of the U.S. Midterm and Presidential Elections are well documented on his blog.

William Stickevers is a strategic astrological advisor, advising clients from 28 countries for over three decades with strategy and cosmic insight and foresight to gain an asymmetrical advantage in their investing, business planning and decisions, and to live a more fulfilled life according to their soul’s code and calling.

William has been a regular guest on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and The Jerry Wills Show, and featured on The Unexplained with Howard Hughes, Beyond Reality Radio with Jason Hawes and JV Johnson, We Don’t Die Radio with Sandra Champlain, Supernatural Girlz, Paranormal Podcast, and Alan Steinfeld’s New Realities. An international speaker, William has lectured at the New York Open Center, Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), two Funai Media events in Tokyo, Japan, the United Astrology Conference (2018), for the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NYC, Long Island, New Jersey, San Francisco chapters), American Federation of Astrologers (Los Angeles), the Astrological Society of Connecticut, the San Francisco Astrological Society, and in Europe (Munich and Bucharest) and Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama).

More information on ProgramsConsultations and Forecast Webinars are at his website www.williamstickevers.com.

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