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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Moonbeam di Polkadot aggiunge il Liquid Staking Giant Lido

L'integrazione è stata facilitata dallo specialista di staking MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Polkadot’s Moonbeam Adds Liquid Staking Giant Lido

The integration was facilitated by staking specialist MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Moonbeam de Polkadot agrega un Lido gigante de apuestas líquidas

La integración fue facilitada por el especialista en apuestas MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Moonbeam от Polkadot добавляет гигантский лидо с жидкими ставками

Интеграции способствовал специалист по стейкингу MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Moonbeam de Polkadot adiciona Lido gigante de estaca líquida

A integração foi facilitada pelo especialista em staking MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Moonbeam de Polkadot ajoute un lido géant de jalonnement liquide

L'intégration a été facilitée par le spécialiste du jalonnement MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Polkadot's Moonbeam додає Liquid Staking Giant Lido

Інтеграцію сприяв спеціаліст зі стекінгу MixBytes.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Siam Commercial Bank Is Chasing DeFi Yield Through Compound

The bank’s venture arm, SCB 10X, is using Compound Treasury’s 4% yield service via the Fireblocks custody platform.

Bangkok, Thailand (Noom HH/Getty Images)

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MetaMask Has a Plan to Help Victims of Crypto Scams

The popular Ethereum wallet has partnered with recovery specialist Asset Reality.

MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Coinbase-Led Travel Rule Group Grows Members, Expands to Canada and Singapore

The original group of founding crypto blue chips has now swollen to over 30, including heavyweights like Binance US, Circle, Robinhood and Paxos.

FATF meeting.