Exactly three years ago today, I was in beautiful Bucharest visiting my team. At the time, I was serving as the interim Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at Verifone Payments. 💼
Looking back at these photos—the reserved office with my name on the door,
and that great dinner with a truly talented team—it’s a reminder of the scale at which the legacy payment world operates.
Walking past the National Bank of Romania (BNR), you really feel the weight of institutional history in that architecture. 🏛️
Travel Tip: If you haven’t visited Bucharest, I highly recommend it. There’s a square in the center vibrant with local food, drinks, and music that perfectly captures the city's soul. It's exactly the kind of "day-to-day" life I want to see more of on this protocol! 🎶🍲
I’m not sure where Bitcoin adoption stands in Bucharest three years later, but the city itself is a gem. It’s funny to think that while I was there for legacy payments, I was already carrying the seeds of the circular economy mindset.
Have any of my Romanian followers seen more orange-pilling in the city lately? Any Bitcoin-friendly spots near the old center? 🇷🇴🍊
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