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Ed Groell

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Everyone’s yelling about the Digital Euro, wero, and EUR stablecoins like it’s a cage match.

It’s not.

We need all three:
💶 Digital Euro = anchor
📱 wero = UX
🪙 stablecoins = innovation

The euro’s future is an ecosystem, not a winner.

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#EUR #wero #EURstablecoins

The Digital Euro Isn’t Here to Replace Innovation — It’s Here to Anchor It ⚓️

The Digital Euro debate has turned into a circus 🎪. Critics claim it’s surveillance money.

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December 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM

Ed Groell

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🇪🇺 Europe wants a single stock exchange — finally.

But Berlin says: no crypto exchanges allowed.

So we’re building the future of finance… minus the future? 🤷‍♂️

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#Europe #Finance #FinTech #Crypto #Markets

Europe’s One-Stop Stock Shop — or Just Another Talking Shop?

TL;DR: Germany’s Friedrich Merz wants a single European stock exchange to stop Europe’s best companies from listing in New York. It’s a bold, overdue idea that could finally unite Europe’s fragmented ...

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November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Ed Groell

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🧩 From Open Banking to Open Finance to Open AI

What if the next phase of financial openness isn’t about data — but intelligence itself? 🤔

A European thought experiment on how AI could become the next layer of transparency.

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#AI #FinTech #Europe

🧩 From Open Banking to Open Finance to Open AI

🪞 TL;DR Open Banking gave us control over our data. Open Finance is giving us control over our financial lives.

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October 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM

Ed Groell

@edgroell.com

🤖 When your AI starts buying things for you…
who do you actually trust?

Google’s new AP2 is here to let machines pay each other — safely, supposedly.

The future of payments just got agentic.
And trust just got… complicated.

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#AI #FinTech #Trust

When AI Buys for You: Can Trust Be Automated?

TL;DR: Google’s new Agent Payment Protocol (AP2) is designed for the AI age — letting agents make payments safely on your behalf. But beneath the tech, the real question is much older: 👉 Who do you tr...

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October 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM

Ed Groell

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💥 Europe drops another acronym: FiDA.
Think PSD2, but for all of finance — savings, credit, insurance, pensions, investments.

🚀 Huge promise for Open Finance.
⚖️ Big risks if execution flops.

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/fida-e...

#OpenFinance #FiDA #FinTech

FiDA: Europe’s Boldest Data Gambit Yet 💥

Europe has a thing for regulation. Some continents build skyscrapers, others build apps — we build frameworks with acronyms 📜.

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September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Ed Groell

@edgroell.com

🤖 If AI does all the thinking, our brains skip the workout.
🧠 Individually → weaker judgment.
🌍 Collectively → easier to sway, slower to innovate.

Don’t just use AI. Spar with it.

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#AI #CriticalThinking #FutureOfWork #Society

🧠 Is AI Making Us Smarter… or Softer?

We used to fear machines taking our jobs. Now I wonder if they’re quietly taking our neurons.

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September 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM

Ed Groell

@edgroell.com

🚨 Just (re)launched: www.edgroell.com

My new digital playground — AI, FinTech, Data Privacy, and a few hidden surprises.

Come snoop. Break things. Judge my CSS.

#AI #FinTech #DataPrivacy #JustShipped #TechLife

August 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM

Ed Groell

@edgroell.com

🧠💸🔐 Ed’s Edge is live!

If you're into AI, FinTech & Data Privacy — with a European twist — I’ve got a newsletter for you:

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Sharp thoughts. No fluff. Always curious.

#AI #FinTech #Privacy #EUsquad #NewsletterDrop

July 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM

Ed Groell

@edgroell.com

xStocks = tokenized stocks on-chain.

24/7 trading ✅
Fractional shares ✅
Voting rights ❌

Kraken’s in. Robinhood’s circling.
Can Europe lead — or will it regulate it to death?

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#xStocks #Tokenization #Crypto #FinTech #MiCAR

🧠 The Tokenization of Stocks: Are xStocks the Real Deal or a Regulatory Mirage?

📦 What Are xStocks? “xStocks” is a catchy umbrella term for tokenized stocks — digital assets that mirror traditional equities but live on the blockchain. Imagine owning Apple or Tesla shares in your ...

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July 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM

Ed Groell

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💶 Europe is waking up to stablecoins. MiCA regulation, the digital euro, and a wave of new launches are reshaping digital money.

Why is everyone talking about stablecoins right now—and what does it mean for the future of finance? 🌍

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#FinTech #Stablecoins #Europe

🪙 Stablecoins in Europe: Hype, Hurdles, and the Hunt for Stability

What Are Stablecoins? 🤔 Imagine a cryptocurrency that doesn’t swing wildly in price every day. Stablecoins aim to do exactly that by anchoring their value to something stable, usually a fiat currency ...

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June 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Ed Groell

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🌍 The EU's Capital Markets Union: Slow progress, big stakes. Could geopolitical shifts make integration essential, not optional? Bold moves are needed to secure Europe's economic future.

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#EU #CMU #Future

The EU’s Capital Markets Union: Big Ambitions, Small Steps — but Maybe a Turning Point?

For nearly a decade, the European Union has been chasing a dream: an integrated Capital Markets Union (CMU) that unlocks investment, fuels innovation, and makes Europe less dependent on bank lending. ...

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June 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM

Ed Groell

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Can Europe lead in AI-driven FinTech without losing its soul?
GDPR is under pressure. AI doesn’t do consent.
Wrote about the tension between innovation🚀 and privacy🔏

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#AI #FinTech #GDPR #DataPrivacy #Europe