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DurwinBurger King gave candy to a worker has worked for more than 20 years.
The Whopper, which was first introduced in 1957, was a quarter-pound, oversized burger on a vast five-inch bun that cost a reasonable 29 cents.Large corporations can be cruel and uncaring. They often claim to care about their employees, but sometimes the reality can be quite different. This is the story of Kevin Ford, a cook and cashier at Burger King who had worked tirelessly for over two decades. To celebrate his remarkable feat of never taking a sick day, Burger King decided to shower him ...
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DurwinThe youngest self-made billionaire just bought Forbes.
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Don’t do what 50 Cent did.
Of all the things in the world, imagine learning a lesson from a world-famous gangster rapper who had the vision but missed out on a huge opportunity.
Turns out 50 Cent had the foresight to accept Bitcoins back in 2014.
That’s 8 years ago.
Long before BTC was worth $67.6k at its all-time high.
Long before all the hype and dips.
In 2014, there were probably just 5 coins you can name.
There are more than 20,000 cryptocurrencies in existence now.
So what’s up with 50 Cent and his Bitcoins?
“Celebrity gossip website TMZ reported that 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, raked in about 700 bitcoins after agreeing to accept payments in the volatile digital currency for his fifth album. When “Animal Ambition” was released in June 2014, one bitcoin was worth $662.”
He later clarified that those BTC were converted to USD before reaching his accounts.
That’s about $400k in USD.
So technically, he never did own any BTC.
If he had kept those BTC and not sold them right away, those coins would be worth nearly $17M.
If only he had chosen to keep the Bitcoins and not the cash.
Who would have imagined a simple decision you made 8 years ago is worth so much?
You got to salute his foresight.
He was one of the first high profile musicians to accept bitcoin in exchange for music.
He was smart enough to recognise that Bitcoin was probably going to be something in the future.
If only he just believed in it enough to actually keep the BTC.
So theoretically, on paper and in hindsight, 50 Cent traded $17M for a measly $400k.
At Bitcoin’s peak of $67.5k, that’s more than $47.2M.
Ouch.
Well, what does it mean?
Do we go all-in into Bitcoin now?
Do we start saying yes to everyone now?
Do we dump our life savings into every token that could be a possible Bitcoin-killer?
Not exactly.
But it does pay to make small, calculated bets in things you like, even if you don’t believe in them entirely.
Have a little faith in the grand scheme of things.
Stay grounded but take some risks where possible, once in a while.
But don’t kill yourself worrying about missed opportunities too.
There will be no end to that.
Stay alive, survive the odds, research thoroughly and make smart bets.
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Have you heard of Bitcoin back in 2014?
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#startups #business #startupx #growth #success #socialmedia #culture #entrepreneurship #strategy #50cent #opportunities #curtis #risks #btc #eth
Don’t do what 50 Cent did.
Of all the things in the world, imagine learning a lesson from a world-famous gangster rapper who had the vision but missed out on a huge opportunity.
Turns out 50 Cent had the foresight to accept Bitcoins back in 2014.
That’s 8 years ago.
Long before BTC was worth $67.6k at its all-time high.
Long before all the hype and dips.
In 2014, there were probably just 5 coins you can name.
There are more than 20,000 cryptocurrencies in existence now.
So what’s up with 50 Cent and his Bitcoins?
“Celebrity gossip website TMZ reported that 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, raked in about 700 bitcoins after agreeing to accept payments in the volatile digital currency for his fifth album. When “Animal Ambition” was released in June 2014, one bitcoin was worth $662.”
He later clarified that those BTC were converted to USD before reaching his accounts.
That’s about $400k in USD.
So technically, he never did own any BTC.
If he had kept those BTC and not sold them right away, those coins would be worth nearly $17M.
If only he had chosen to keep the Bitcoins and not the cash.
Who would have imagined a simple decision you made 8 years ago is worth so much?
You got to salute his foresight.
He was one of the first high profile musicians to accept bitcoin in exchange for music.
He was smart enough to recognise that Bitcoin was probably going to be something in the future.
If only he just believed in it enough to actually keep the BTC.
So theoretically, on paper and in hindsight, 50 Cent traded $17M for a measly $400k.
At Bitcoin’s peak of $67.5k, that’s more than $47.2M.
Ouch.
Well, what does it mean?
Do we go all-in into Bitcoin now?
Do we start saying yes to everyone now?
Do we dump our life savings into every token that could be a possible Bitcoin-killer?
Not exactly.
But it does pay to make small, calculated bets in things you like, even if you don’t believe in them entirely.
Have a little faith in the grand scheme of things.
Stay grounded but take some risks where possible, once in a while.
But don’t kill yourself worrying about missed opportunities too.
There will be no end to that.
Stay alive, survive the odds, research thoroughly and make smart bets.
-
Have you heard of Bitcoin back in 2014?
-
#startups #business #startupx #growth #success #socialmedia #culture #entrepreneurship #strategy #50cent #opportunities #curtis #risks #btc #eth
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