Why Has Europe Fallen Asleep on Digital Payments?

A Long Reflection on Civilizational Self-Anesthesia and Institutional Torpor I increasingly feel that Europe’s backwardness in digital payments is not the result of missing technology, insufficient resources, or a lack of talent. The real cause lies deeper, more abstractly, and in ways Europeans themselves hesitate to admit: it is the outcome of a civilization that … Continue reading Why Has Europe Fallen Asleep on Digital Payments?

When Art Is No Longer Above Us: Rewriting the Cultural Logic of Art Through Technology, Finance, and Participation

The art market is undergoing a structural transformation. I say this not because of the NFT or Web3 hype, nor because of record-breaking auctions, but because I’ve felt, through real observation and participation, a shift that’s becoming impossible to ignore: the systems that once defined the value of art are quietly being rewritten at the … Continue reading When Art Is No Longer Above Us: Rewriting the Cultural Logic of Art Through Technology, Finance, and Participation