Technology
What to do about WhatsApp?
Published in El Pais, 19 January 2021. I cannot stress how important WhatsApp is to me. Even though my phone plan provides me with unlimited text messaging, I have friends all over the world from […]
Articles by Matthew Glezos
Economics
Time to start teaching Blockchain
Published in el Pais, 12 January 2021. Bitcoin surpassed $40,000 this past week before settling around $35,000. The last time it hit such a bull run it attracted many doubters, wondering how something you cannot […]
Economics
Why are we impatient to buy new things?
Published in El Pais, 5 January 2021. We see it all the time (pre pandemic that is). Go to any Apple store 2 or 3 days before the release of the new iPhone and the […]
Economics
What is a smart contract?
Published in El Pais, 22 December 2020. Bitcoin is all over the news as after a rough 3 years it is at an all time high, coming close to $24,000 for the first time. It […]
Corona virus
Innovative ideas I have witnessed to make money during COVID
Published in El Pais, 9 December 2020. Here in Toronto, we are in lockdown again which means everything except essential services are closed. Many businesses such as restaurants were already struggling under the existing restrictions […]
Economics
Blockchain and Elections
Published in El Pais, 1 December 2020. In many struggling democracies voting fraud has always been an issue. Last year Bolivia’s election was found to be ripe with fraud by the Coalition of American States, […]