Economy

 

 In the economy section, we unravel the financial pulse driving industries worldwide. We explore everything from market trends and investment analysis to the challenges and opportunities that businesses and entrepreneurs face in today’s world. Each article provides an accessible and detailed insight, bringing our readers closer to the economic impact on their daily lives and showing how these shifts shape the future of creativity and global consumption.

Conversation with Zak Manhire, CEO of Mint

 By José Luis Ortiz Güell

 Most crypto casinos are the same product with a different logo. That is why this model is dying.

 The crypto gambling sector is large, growing, and largely undifferentiated. It is estimated to exceed 150 billion dollars in gross gaming revenue, growing at approximately 13% annually compared to 4% in traditional online gambling. But behind these striking figures, the vast majority of platforms are “white-label” developments that use the same game providers, the same bonus mechanics, and the same acquisition strategies. Zak Manhire, CEO of Mint, believes the category is ready for structural disruption—not through more aggressive marketing, but through better product design.

 

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The Cultural Shift of Cryptocurrencies in 2025: From Financial Returns to Community Value?

 By José Luis Ortiz Güell

 The cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2025 presents a markedly different landscape from its most effervescent years. The initial promise of a decentralized financial revolution has given way to a phase of institutionalization, regulation, and greater predictability. This process, while bringing stability, has also led some observers to point out a loss of the dynamism and disruptive narrative that once characterized the sector.

 

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The Revolution of Decentralized Finance in Colombia

 Interview with Luisa Cárdenas, CEO of SURED. By José Luis Ortiz

 SURED, the commercial brand of Matrix Grupo Empresarial in Colombia, has consolidated its presence with more than 27,000 points of sale across the country, facilitating inclusion and accessibility for thousands of Colombians. As part of its evolution, the company has entered the world of cryptocurrencies with the aim of offering a simple, secure, and accessible solution for everyone. Today we speak with Luisa Cárdenas, CEO of SURED, to learn more about this initiative and its impact on the Colombian market.

 

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Sovereignty is the New Wealth: A Conversation with Alejandro Egea

 

By José Luis Ortiz Güell

 

 The man who teaches how to fish Bitcoin in an ocean of influencers selling dead fish. On YouTube, with the flag of El Salvador in the background, a man speaks of “social contagion” and “human stupidity.” It is not the typical hyperbolic thumbnail with Lambos and diamonds. Alejandro Egea, the Argentine systems analyst who defines himself as a “normal guy,” has built a community not around the promise of making money, but around the imperative of surviving with one’s sanity intact in the great global financial scam. While the crypto ecosystem fills with “influencers” promoting projects that later collapse like Libra, Egea repeats like a mantra: “I don’t sell smoke.” His proposal is more philosophical than financial: Bitcoin is not for buying a yacht, it is for buying your freedom. Interviewing him is a way of testing that thesis against his own warnings about greed, fear, and human nature.

 

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