Germany

The Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Anges Callamard, released a statement on Nov. 27 in response to three European Union member states pushing back on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models. France, Germany and Italy reached an agreement that included not adopting ...

The European Union has been actively preparing for what it envisions as the future of money. Over the last year, it finalized its landmark comprehensive crypto legislation, the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA), which is due to take effect in 2024, after closing its second consultat ...

The German bank Commerzbank has been granted a crypto custody license by local regulators, according to an announcement released by the lender on Nov. 15. Commerzbank says it is the first “full-service” German bank to be granted this license in the country under the legal framework of ...

Deutsche Börse AG, the German stock exchange headquartered in Frankfurt, has included crypto in its strategic priorities for the next few years. According to the strategic report “Horizont 2026”, published on Nov. 7, Deutsche Börse seeks “an expansion of the leading position in the ar ...

European cryptocurrency banking platform Bitwala, formerly known as Nuri, is coming back after ceasing operations and returning customer funds last year.Bitwala is relaunching operations under its original name, in partnership with the support of the banking infrastructure company known as ...

DZ Bank AG, the third largest bank in Germany by asset size, has launched its own digital assets custody platform built on blockchain. According to an announcement published on Nov. 2, the platform will work with institutional clients, offering them crypto securities, such as the crypto bond from ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be pervasive in global industries, the music industry has been receptive to its transformative capabilities while remaining cautious about the risks to artists. In a recent survey released by the private music studio house Pirate, 53% ...

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on nonfungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends and insights. In this week’s newsle ...

Major cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo is reportedly expanding its regulatory compliance in Germany more than three years after launching a dedicated local subsidiary.BitGo has obtained a cryptocurrency license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), according to ...

A coalition of major social media platforms, artificial intelligence (AI) developers, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have issued a joint statement pledging to combat abusive content generated by AI.On Oct. 30, the United Kingdom issued the policy statement, which inc ...

The Group of Seven (G7) industrial countries are scheduled to agree upon an artificial intelligence (AI) code of conduct for developers on Oct. 30, according to a report by Reuters. According to the report, the code has 11 points that aim to promote “safe, secure, and trustworthy AI w ...

For the most part, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have two primary use cases: Buying and selling digital products (digital art, virtual fashion items) and building digital communities (exclusive memberships, access to events). These use cases can be easily adopted by brands and companies, ...

Mário Centeno, the Governor of Banco de Portugal, has joined the growing number of regulators advocating for a global framework to regulate cryptocurrencies effectively. In his opening speech at the 2023 Banco de Portugal Financial Stability Conference on October 2, Centeno emphasized the need for i ...

Rupert Schaefer, the Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Control at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), has emphasized the importance of global regulation for the cryptocurrency industry. In a blog post, Schaefer likened regulators to air traffic controllers, and he hi ...

In the latest episode of Macro Markets, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman discusses the recession in Germany, Europe’s largest economy. According to a recent headline in The Wall Street Journal, “Germany is dragging down Europe’s economy.“ The article explains how the country heavily depends o ...

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin, reportedly advised crypto exchange Binance to withdraw its licensing application based on concerns with CEO Changpeng Zhao and the firm’s structuring.According to a July 28 report from The Wall Street Journal, BaFin advise ...

Germany’s foreign intelligence agency the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) has launched a dog-themed nonfungible token (NFT) collection with an on-chain treasure hunt aimed at recruiting cyber talent.Earlier in June the Federal Intelligence Service launched its “Dogs of BND” collection — 999 ...

Disclaimer: This article has been updated following a comment from a Bild Group spokesperson regarding the reason for the job cuts and the role of AI.German tabloid company Bild has denied reports it is laying off parts of its editorial team and replacing t ...

Luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is integrating artificial intelligence into more than 900,000 vehicles as part of a new trial of a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant system.The company announced on June 16 that the optional beta feature is now accessible to the owner of any vehicle equi ...

Blocknox, a subsidiary of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, has been granted a license by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to offer a range of services related to cryptocurrencies. This license now allows Boerse Stuttgart Digital to provide storage, trading, and management s ...