Yesterday, my Cybersecurity & Business Bachelor class at   Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin   gathered at   Bitvavo ’s event space (many thanks for opening your doors to us, dear   Niklas Becher !) We listen to these experts: 🤖   Alexandra Wudel   talked about ethical AI in governmental use - and quickly made clear why this topic is so hard and yet so urgent. Ethical AI often sounds abstract, but the classic self-driving car dilemma captures the problem perfectly

When large parts of Berlin lost electricity, it wasn’t just a technical failure. According to reporting by   Berlin Story   ( https://www.berlinstory.de/news/stromausfall-in-berlin-kyrillische-fehler-im-text/ ), the incident also fits a broader pattern of disruption that combines attacks on infrastructure with confusion in the information space. What mattered most was what followed the collapse of electricity supply. Suddenly, basic life stopped. For me, the blackout meant fi

Co-organised by   Mariana de la Roche Wills   ( BlackVogel ) and myself, supported by the   European Commission   and held in collaboration with UNIDROIT and   Bybit EU , we discussed the problem of private law issues lacking any harmonisation in the digital assets realm globally and also within the EU today. Please read the full report here . UNIDROIT supports the harmonisation of the private-law frameworks for digital assets by creating the UNIDROIT Principles on Digital As

11 November 2025 | Soho House Berlin In collaboration with the European Commission, Project Catalyst, and the Cardano Foundation The DARTE Berlin 5.0 session brought together over thirty experts from across Europe and beyond to examine one of the most pressing intersections in today’s regulatory and technological debate: digital identity. As Europe prepares to implement the revised eIDAS 2.0 framework and the European Digital Identity Wallet, discussions revolved around the i

One of the most prestigious honours for fintech & insurtech innovation in the DACH region I would like to highlight and salute the outstanding winners of the FinTech Germany Award 2025 - enterprises that are advancing digital finance, shaping compliance landscapes, driving sustainability and Web3 adoption, and helping redefine what financial services mean in the digital age. 🏆 Winners at a glance Seed Stage 1st Place - Regpit GmbH (Berlin) 2nd Place - Steuerboard GmbH 3rd P

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