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American vs European stock markets since inauguration day

inversion of the USA/EU chart with the only difference that the timeframe is two decades long whereas this accounts for two weeks

Europe needs techno-optimism now more than ever

It's time to build in Europe https://t.co/fcDdclYgj4

https://x.com/alexalexakis/status/1854458683700265398

Distant lights of Plovdiv, Bulgaria pictured from the Balkan Mountains. 

Possibly the oldest continuing settlement in Europe.

eu-acc

Interesting overview and outlook of efforts to establish a common capital market in Europe:
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-10-trillion-euro-gamble-saving-investment-economy/

The EU found a nice advertisement spot in the GIF picker

This blog post is a good list of things that could be improved and includes concrete ideas to improve them:
https://www.santiago-martins.com/european-accelerationism-eu-acc.html

I think establishing a common capital market is a major one.

EU to propose banning upload of images and photos unless you agree to share with the government

EU to propose banning upload of images and photos unless you agree to share with the government

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/let-yourself-be-monitored-eu-governments-to-agree-on-chat-control-with-user-consent/

The EU is back with the CSAM online mass surveillance bill

The EU is back with the CSAM online mass surveillance bill 

https://twitter.com/bpreneel1/status/1785972533386244106?t=368pjFm2yJQV_tP550Cb4w&s=19

Ethereum

Today, Consensys took an important step towards preserving access to ether and by extension the Ethereum blockchain in the U.S. We are suing the SEC and fighting back against its overzealous regulatory overreach. Find out more here: 
https://consensys.io/blog/consensys-suing-sec-to-defend-ethereum-ecosystem

europoooooor

okay but how do you know he hasn't done that in his private time and he just prefers arguing for it qualitatively rather than quantitatively for the sake of brevity on twitter?

im sure if we looked up that data we would find that it in fact corroborates his point

over the last two days i had two exchanges on the europoor meme, taking opposite sides in each discussion

both cases concluded with the side that actually held a strong point not wanting to discuss it convincingly at all lol

Europe

Today, Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen family; expanding even further the largest area of free movement in the world

Checks are lifted on air and sea checks, with land to come

I have friends from Bulgaria and Romania who work and live in Europe for whom this development is of great importance

I'm going to miss the days Bulgaria felt like an outpost of the European Union... own national currency, tight border controls. Now every travelgoer will be able to access its pristine Black Sea beaches before proving their worth to do so...

Is this true?

https://x.com/watcherguru/status/1771563276364570653?s=46

https://www.dilloneustace.com/legal-updates/status-update-on-the-eu-aml-package

Yes its true and expected to be enforced within the next three years