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How value is recorded, moved and trusted in a digital age. From bookkeeping and banking to payments, stablecoins and the future of the euro. Clear explanations, quiet reflections and an eye on the systems that shape everyday economic life.

Qivalis, a New Euro Stablecoin

Money & Finance

Qivalis, a New Euro Stablecoin

A new euro stablecoin from Europe’s major banks shifts stablecoins from the margins into the financial system and strengthens the euro’s digital foundations.

When the Future Starts Knocking Quietly

Quantum computing

When the Future Starts Knocking Quietly

What feels like a tech abstraction today may end up rewriting our notions of trust, identity and privacy sooner than we expect. The quantum future has begun.

Review of The Reckoning, in the light of the AI boom

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Review of The Reckoning, in the light of the AI boom

The AI boom’s profits rest on old instincts: to stretch time, hide cost, and believe the ledger before the reality beneath it.

Investing in Atoms: Alain le Loux on Building the Deeptech Future

Investing in Atoms: Alain le Loux on Building the Deeptech Future

Deeptech demands patience, guts, and hands-on conviction. This article profiles Alain le Loux and the rare venture model behind Europe’s hardware hopes.

Wero: Europe’s new payment brand

Wero is Europe’s bid for payment sovereignty: pay across borders with just an email or phone number, without relying on US networks.

Review: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis

Review: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis

Reading Varoufakis, I realised it’s not capitalism’s future I’ve been sensing shift but its absence. Something else has quietly taken its place.

Invoices in the Eurozone: A Practical Guide to SEPA Payments and Digital Processing

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Invoices in the Eurozone: A Practical Guide to SEPA Payments and Digital Processing

Understand SEPA, EPC QR codes, and UBL invoices. A hands-on guide for anyone sending or receiving payments in euros within the Eurozone.

My Venture into Venture Capital: What I Learned About DeepTech Investing

My Venture into Venture Capital: What I Learned About DeepTech Investing

Behind every groundbreaking technology lies a hidden system of risk, funding, and patience. This is what I discovered about venture capital.

The Digital Euro: My First Exploration

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The Digital Euro: My First Exploration

The EU is exploring a digital euro. A step forward for security and inclusion, or a path to greater state control? Let’s explore the facts and concerns.

Draghi report: How Europe’s Digital Lag threatens innovation

Draghi report: How Europe’s Digital Lag threatens innovation

A personal reflection on how EU regulations impact innovation and competitiveness, drawing on Mario Draghi's report and my experiences as a European entrepreneur.

Payment requests: Your digital payment assistant

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Payment requests: Your digital payment assistant

A brief overview of how to properly deploy and manage payment requests. A powerful addition to your digital routines.

The Cryptopians by Laura Shin, hard copy.

Review: The Cryptopians by Laura Shin

In clear, non-technical language, Laura Shin takes you in her book The Cryptopians through the history of the legendary Ethereum blockchain.

The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby. Subtitle: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future.

Review: The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby

If you are interested in the world of Venture Capital, Start-Ups and Silicon Valley, just read this book. A well-written book with a very thorough foundation.