Ian Allison

Ian Allison is a senior reporter at CoinDesk, focused on institutional and enterprise adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Prior to that, he covered fintech for the International Business Times in London and Newsweek online. He won the State Street Data and Innovation journalist of the year award in 2017, and was runner up the following year. He also earned CoinDesk an honourable mention in the 2020 SABEW Best in Business awards. His November 2022 FTX scoop, which brought down the exchange and its boss Sam Bankman-Fried, won a Polk award, Loeb award and New York Press Club award. Ian graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He holds ETH.

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Finance

Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company

Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit.

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Tech

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Launches Testing Ground for Blockchain Interoperability

The EEA is launching testnet to iron out interoperability issues between commercial ethereum projects.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

This Blue-Chip Crypto Insurance Consortium Lacks One Thing – a Sizable Loss

In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150 million crypto storage policy.

Lloyd's of London building. Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

European Crypto Firms Brace for Higher Costs as AMLD5 Takes Effect

A strict new regulatory regime is dawning upon European firms handling cryptocurrency. Here’s what AMLD5 will mean for the industry.

Europe, from "the Four Parts of the World" by  Johann Justin Preissler, via Metropolitan Museum of Art

Finance

Tradeshift Says It's Slashed Cross-Border Transaction Costs Using Ethereum

Supply chain fintech startup Tradeshift, which boasts two million firms on its platform, says it's slashed the cost of cross-border transactions between buyers and suppliers using the public ethereum blockchain.

Gert Sylvest, co-founder of Tradeshift (center), image via CoinDesk archives

Finance

UK's Oldest Crypto Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Focus Solely on Bitcoin

Coinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, plans to delist ethereum and bitcoin cash next month to focus solely on bitcoin.

Obi Nwosu, CEO and founder of Coinfloor, at CoinDesk Invest (center)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Trustology Cuts Staff as Banks Delay on Digital Assets

Digital asset custody firm Trustology has cut seven of its 18 staffers as the big banks it courted are taking longer than expected to jump into crypto.

Trustology CEO Alex Batlin

Finance

Ethereum Builder ConsenSys Shutters India and Philippines Operations

ConsenSys, the ethereum blockchain development company with hubs around the globe, has shut down key operations in India and the Philippines.

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk)

Finance

Australia's Stock Exchange Backs $35M Round for DLT Survivor Digital Asset

Digital Asset has raised $35 million in Series C funding, signaling a comeback for the seminal enterprise blockchain startup.

Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz image via LinkedIn

Markets

BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream's Ethereum Rival Liquid

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

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