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I recently had the chance to travel through a small part of Europe — and looking at it through the eyes of a tourist, I came to some curious, and honestly, unexpected conclusions.
While we live and breathe crypto, Web3, and all that future madness every single day, it feels like most people here haven’t even smelled a satoshi or heard the word DeFi.
Italy, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia — everything is beautiful, stable, neat.
But in all that perfection, there’s one unsettling detail: there are almost no traces of the new industry of the future.
No hints of crypto, Web3, AI start-ups, or blockchain initiatives.
No crypto logos, no conferences, no tech vibe at all.
Okay, maybe I just didn’t happen to land during a major event — fair.
But even when you walk around Georgia or Turkey, you see Bitcoin stickers on store windows, or a café that proudly says “We accept crypto.”
Here, you’re lucky if someone accepts a €100 bill. 😬
Meanwhile, in Singapore and other Asian hubs, Binance ads greet you right at the airport. CZ himself practically hypnotizes you into opening a 100x leveraged long before you’ve even picked up your luggage.
Europe feels frozen.
And honestly — that might be its biggest weakness.
MiCA has been “in discussion” for years. Still nothing final.
Trump’s over there signing crypto bills between golf tournaments.
While people here sip wine, stroll across old squares, and live in an eternal siesta cycle — those who are learning, experimenting, and building right now are already creating the next layer of the world.
A world where code replaces bureaucracy.
Where smart contracts become the infrastructure of trust.
Where professions, finance, and ownership are rewritten in the language of blockchain and AI.
And if you’re reading this, my friend — you’ve got a rare opportunity.
Because the field is still half empty.
Because the avalanche hasn’t started yet.
And because the future still belongs to those who don’t wait for permission to move forward.
So stay hungry, as Jobs said.
Stay greedy for knowledge.
Read, build, experiment.