OODA explores AI + an expanded working definition (with subcategories) of what is broadly considered “the metaverse” + blockchain technology as an example of the exponential tech stack starting to converge (a subtheme of the OODA Almanac 2024).
Six New Tech Trends for the Future
Take a look at the 6 new tech trends to expect in 2019 and beyond. From Deloitte Insights.
Can crypto buck historical currency trends?
[via MIT Technology Review]
In a new working paperfrom the National Bureau of Economics, economic historian Barry Eichengreen writes that throughout history there has been “a tendency for political jurisdictions and residence to converge on a single currency.” Besides a monopoly over the mint being a source of political power, it can also facilitate economic activity, he says, since there is no need to expend resources keeping track of the creditworthiness of every currency issuer.… Read the rest