Decentralized Wallets: How to Improve the Usability of Recovery Phrases

This report was prepared in collaboration with Carlos Antonio Diez and under the supervision and guidance of Sebastián Martínez, within the context of Hellohello’s personal objectives for the first and second quarters of 2024. I deeply appreciate the time and dedication both have contributed to this project. Introduction In the world of decentralized wallets based … Read more

Deep Learning Model for GUI Classification

The following essay is about a project that emerged from the interest in experimenting with deep learning techniques and their potential application in the design of digital products. Although, as will be seen, it starts from a simplified analysis of the product design process, it reveals the possibilities that lie behind these types of programs … Read more

Argentina Crypto Survey 2022 – 2023

In recent years Latin America has become one of the fastest growing regions in cryptocurrency adoption. According to data collected by Mastercard in 2022, at least 51% of Latin Americans have used cryptocurrencies to make purchases or send payments. As more countries in South America face record inflation, citizens turn to this type of digital … Read more

Binary Rating Systems in Digital Products: a view through the lens of fairness and game theory

The concept of fairness in the field of cryptography is something that I find fascinating. The idea of “​​creating a process that uses a system of incentives and/or disincentives to ensure fair outcomes for participants who don’t trust each other”, seems to me nothing less than extraordinary. In the book “Mastering the Lightning Network”(2022), the … Read more

Investment and Personal Finance in the Age of Digital Banking

In this modern era, we are seeing a transformation in how traditional banking and the fintech industry focus on offering their users two tools that, until a few years ago, were not considered part of their service offerings: financial management and investment options.

“Great design isn’t just about looks—it’s about providing people with something that makes their life easier”

In October 2021, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Rebecca Caritas, a writer and journalist for Protopie’s blog. During this interview, we explored various topics, ranging from my early experiences as a designer to effective approaches for tackling new projects, among many other compelling subjects. Read the intervier here

Alexander the Great and his mule driver

”Alexander the Great and his mule driver both died and the same thing happened to both.” – Marcus Aurelius

Booker: voice-assisted flight booking app

In February 2021, ProtoPie started a contest on Dribbble called The PieDay Contest. I thought it could be fun to join and challenge myself using some of Protopie’s newest features that I hadn’t tried before.

Appreciate Your Job

Just an excerpt from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road that I found beautiful. […] We bent down and began picking cotton. It was beautiful. Across the field were the tents, and beyond them the brown cotton fields that stretched out of sight to the brown arroyo foothills and then the snow-capped Sierras in the morning … Read more

Resolving Broken WordPress Site After Modifying Permalink Settings

Experiencing WordPress site glitches post-permalink tweaks can be maddening. Those cryptic 404 and 403 errors can leave us perplexed but fret not. In this quick guide I’ll give you three possible solutions that you can test for your site: