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19 Dec 2023

The “HODL” meme started a decade ago today when a user misspelled the word “holding”

On that day, bitcoin $BTC opened at $678 and "closed" at $522 (i.e last price of the day), so quite a volatile session. If the hodler kept his/her coins, the current unrealized gain is 7,783%. In other words, a $10,000 position at that date is worth today a whopping $788,352. Source: Documenting Bitcoin

18 Dec 2023

Bottom? Will the Turmoil In Used Rolex and Patek Market End After Fed's Pivot?

Extract from a zerohedge article: The secondary market for pre-owned Rolex and Patek Philippe watches has been spiraling down since peaking in early 2022, mainly because the Federal Reserve ended helicopter-dropping trillions of dollars in stimulus checks and was forced to begin the most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in a generation to curb inflation. Now, the Fed's bizarre, unexpected pivot this week has spurred hope that a bottom nears for the luxury watch market. Bloomberg spoke with Christy Davis, a co-founder of Subdial, a UK-based secondary watch market dealer and trading platform, who believes the turmoil in the secondary luxury watch market is ending. "As we look toward 2024, the potential for a soft landing of stable and eventually declining rates is reason for optimism in the watch market," Davis said. Source: www.zerohedge.com

18 Dec 2023

Gen Z’s Favorite Brands in 2023 by Visual Capitalist

People have a lot of choice when it comes to shopping brands, but Gen Z’s favorite brands may surprise you.

18 Dec 2023

No one is thinking about you as much as you think

Stop comparing yourself to others, don’t worry about what other people think and focus on your goals. Source: Peter Mallouk

18 Dec 2023

The multiple benefits of the daily 10,000 steps

Source: Seek Wiser

15 Dec 2023

Holday gift idea

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15 Dec 2023

Culture

Source: Corporate rebels

15 Dec 2023

Warrren Buffet 8 yellow flags

by Brian Feroldi

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