####NewsSmart Dubai is [close to rolling out 20 blockchain-based services](https://www.thenational.ae/business/smart-dubai-close-to-rolling-out-20-blockchain-based-services-1.695280), so we explain blockchain as if to a 5-year-old (yes, really!).

####Smart Homes 2We continue our review of smart homes [from episode 1](http://coffeeandicedtea.com/techtree/1) with a talk about devices & platforms, and things to consider. There may or may not be a platform war.

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