Antwerp: vignettes of stunning beauty, vignettes of active decay. The beauty wins, undoubtedly.
A few impressions of the _epic_ Bitcoin conference in Antwerp.
Fancy bookstore in medium size European city. The β€œEconomics” section is wedged in between β€œdiversity” and β€œecology” and consists of 50% hardcore Marxist titles. NOT GOOD. Hopefully young folks are watching BitcoinTok instead.
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We also visited historic Canterbury, even got to attend the vespers with an incredible choir in its famous cathedral πŸ™πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β›ͺ️
A few impressions of London.
Arthur Hayes spitting truth: β€œBut at the end of the day, if you're thinking about why now, why did BlackRock get in their ETF approval in six months and the Winkle Clowns couldn't get one in 10 years? Right? Live in New York. They're both billionaires, both very rich. Why weren't they given one and BlackRock was given one in six months? Well, at the end of the day, you want the same financial institutions to control the wealth that can ultimately be appropriated by the government at the flick of a switch. BlackRock is just another arm of the U.S. government, just the same as any other large Chinese asset managers in the arm of the Chinese government.”
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The first European to set foot on this island and settle a community was Willem Verhulst from Antwerp, doing so in 1624. image
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