January Bulgaria formally adopts the euro, with its GDP now exceeding that of Luxembourg. The symbolic meaning of eurozone expansion often outweighs the economic substance itself. Greg Abel becomes CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, with Warren Buffett remaining as chairman — for the first time, I genuinely feel that the Buffett era is entering its countdown. … Continue reading 2026 | Events I Am Paying Attention To
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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?
Europe’s White Shirt Hobo: A Lost Dream, and the Last Chance to Regain Ambition
As I survey the European Union in 2025, it comes across as a once-audacious project meant to match the United States in economic might. To me, that original blueprint, a shared currency, a vast market of 510 million, fluid workforce movement, and unified regulations , carried real potential. But fast-forward two decades, and what I … Continue reading Europe’s White Shirt Hobo: A Lost Dream, and the Last Chance to Regain Ambition
What I See in Gold, Technological Reserves, and the Future of the Financial Order
I increasingly feel that we are standing at a historic turning point in global finance. Gold and digital assets are beginning to replace part of the dollar’s role, and the international reserve system is experiencing its deepest fracture in three decades. This is not just another market cycle. it is an irreversible transformation. The Return … Continue reading What I See in Gold, Technological Reserves, and the Future of the Financial Order




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