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.

Ian Allison

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Finance

Lloyd’s of London-Backed Insurance Policies Can Now Be Paid for in Crypto on Ethereum

Cryptocurrency insurance underwriter Evertas, a Lloyd’s coverholder, has teamed up with smart contract-based insurance marketplace Nayms to offer the on-chain policies.

Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)

Finance

As apólices de seguro apoiadas pelo Lloyd's de Londres agora podem ser pagas em Cripto no Ethereum

O subscritor de seguros de Criptomoeda Evertas, um coverholder do Lloyd's, se uniu ao mercado de seguros baseado em contrato inteligente Nayms para oferecer apólices on-chain.

Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)

Finance

Las pólizas de seguro respaldadas por Lloyd's of London ahora se pueden pagar en Cripto en Ethereum

El asegurador de seguros de Criptomonedas Evertas, un titular de cobertura de Lloyd's, se ha asociado con el mercado de seguros basado en contratos inteligentes Nayms para ofrecer pólizas en cadena.

Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)

Finance

Coinbase Asset Management Plans Tokenized Money-Market Fund, a Hot Area After BlackRock's BUIDL Success: Sources

Tokenization is one of the hottest corners of the blockchain ecosystem.

Coinbase Asset Management is getting into tokenized money-market funds. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)