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Ian Allison

Senior Reporter

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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Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs

Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.

Apr 23, 2019

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Markets

Ledger and Nomura's Crypto Custody Launch May Be Delayed to 2020

Ledger's crypto custody venture with Japanese bank Nomura may take longer than expected to launch, the startup's president said.

Apr 18, 2019

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Markets

Binance's Singapore Fiat-to-Bitcoin Exchange Is Launching Next Week

Binance will launch its new fiat-to-crypto platform in Singapore next week, chief financial officer Wei Zhou said.

Apr 17, 2019

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Microsoft, Ethereum Group Launch Token-Building Kit for Enterprises

Microsoft and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have corralled major firms behind a new project to help businesses design and create tokens.

Apr 17, 2019

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Tech

Digital Asset's Smart Contract Language Now Works on Hyperledger Blockchains

Digital Asset is integrating its smart contract language into the Hyperledger Sawtooth enterprise blockchain platform.

Apr 16, 2019

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Markets

ING Bank Is Bringing Bitcoin 'Bulletproofs' to Private Blockchains

ING’s blockchain team is testing privacy tech called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank.

Apr 15, 2019

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World's Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain

Albertsons Companies, the world's second-largest supermarket chain by sales, has joined IBM's food tracking blockchain.

Apr 11, 2019

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Markets

GM, BMW Back Blockchain Data Sharing for Self-Driving Cars

General Motors will chair the next autonomous vehicle data markets working group, using blockchain to help share self-driving data.

Apr 8, 2019

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Markets

Digital Asset Goes Open Source as Firm Eyes Closer Ties With Hyperledger

Blockchain startup Digital Asset is open sourcing its core software, in part to forge closer relations with other enterprise players.

Apr 4, 2019

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Markets

$255 Million: Coinbase Confirms Extent of Crypto Insurance Coverage

Coinbase has revealed the details of its $255 million insurance policy for crypto held on customers' behalf.

Apr 2, 2019

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