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A ‘bit’ of good news for bitcoin

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A ‘bit’ of good news for bitcoin

You may not be ready to join the bandwagon… that is bitcoin, even though the cryptocurrency was up more than 10% on Tuesday, hovering around $7,400. Many crypto-fanatics are hoping to see Wall Street bet on bitcoin – of course, if this happens, we could be looking at prices we haven’t seen since last December.

Crypto could rebound… and asset-management company BlackRock confirmed that they have set up a group to work on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

As for today’s movement… there are many theories, but few concrete answers as to why bitcoin jumped all of a sudden (the move occurred in less than an hour). One theory is that bitcoin was sitting at $6,800, and people were betting on it to go down – but once it broke the invisible $6,800 barrier, all bets were off. More good news for the hottest topic of 2017 – we’ll see if it sticks.

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Don’t quit your day job

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Or maybe you should quit your day job… because that is what Ray Chan, co-founder of 9GAG, chose to do and it has served him well. However, Chan’s story is not one of spontaneity where he lets his boss have it and goes on to be a wild success. Instead, Chan took a slow and steady approach (probably putting in a two-week notice), running his website for four years until he could match his current salary and quit his job.

Going all in… is precisely what Chan did and it worked – 9GAG now has more than 100 million global fans across Facebook and Insta. However, he didn’t need to sacrifice the comfort of a stable job to accomplish this. He took a conservative approach, which he attributed to his “humble upbringing.”

You are not Steve Jobs… or Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg – but that’s okay. And no matter how successful one person is, their advice is often not even applicable to most of us. Rather than being a clone of someone successful, create someone successful in yourself. Chan remained true to himself and although his story may not be the most exhilarating, it worked. So don’t spontaneously quit your job – you know, unless that’s your thing.

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Walmart and Microsoft are a match made in heaven

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Walmart and Microsoft are a match made in heaven

And they are competing against Amazon… no surprise there – it seems like it is Amazon against the world these days. Amazon is a big part of the reason we have seen big names joining forces because going in alone has proved to be a losing battle for companies like Walmart (and Microsoft, for that matter).

Walmart gets… the second largest provider of cloud solutions in the world in Microsoft.  With the use of Microsoft’s cloud services, Walmart can transform their digital operations to compete with online rivals, such as Amazon. The retail giant also plans to shift a significant portion of walmart.com and samsclub.com over to Azure, Microsoft’s cloud service.

Microsoft gets… a massive customer in Walmart. The software giant has been convincing retailers about the benefits of combining the power of data and technology. This combination can provide solutions for inventory, transport, online shopping, and more. With Walmart competing against Amazon’s retail and Microsoft competing against Amazon’s cloud service, this may just be a match made in heaven.

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Boeing can see into your future

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Boeing can see into your future

And as it turns out… the demand for jets will only get stronger over the next 20 years – a convenient prediction from Boeing, indeed. Much of that demand will come from the Asia-Pacific region, along with Europe and North America, of course. However, by 2037, Asian airlines will have around 75% more plans than their North American rivals.

Out with the old, in with the new… and while only 4% of commercial jets are at least 25 years old today, that number will inevitably increase as the years go by (duh). By the mid-2020s, about 500 planes per year will reach their 25th birthday and beyond. But rather than a party, these “old” planes will likely find themselves kicked to the curb and replaced by the new and improved models.

Small jets are a thing of the past… because they are much less fuel efficient given the number of passengers they carry. This lack of fuel-efficiency means the Boeing 737 and 737 MAX will be one of your only options – making up about 70% of what is in the sky. Okay, so Boeing can only [sort of] predict your flying future – but I hope you still found this section worthwhile.

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