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Towards a global cryptoeconomy

Feb 12, 2020

The current economic model that governs our society is far from being the model we would all like to have as a basis for dealing with any of the crises and economic catastrophes we have experienced throughout our history. It is true that we have been creating this financial, banking and monetary system over the years, building its different pillars on the basis of supporting what was falling on the one hand, or shoring up something that was not working well on the other, in a trial and error method often sponsored by different political and economic visions when deciding…

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Alexa, what time is the next train to Chicago?

Jan 22, 2020

In January 2019, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) estimated that Amazon's Echo/Alexa controlled 70% of the U.S. smart speaker market. Google Home owned almost all the rest, with only a small percentage going to Apple's HomePod. It's a big business that moves millions of dollars a year and continues to grow unabated. "Alexa, what time does the next train leave for Chicago?". And the fact is that while these types of questions are becoming increasingly common in thousands of homes around the world, especially in the United States where the penetration of the sector has already reached millions of smart…