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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A repressão das exchanges de Cripto aos corretores de PRIME é um retrocesso em direção à eficiência do mercado, dizem os traders

Binance e OKX dizem que fechar uma brecha que significava que os PRIME corretores de Cripto poderiam oferecer taxas mais baixas é uma questão de transparência e criação de condições de concorrência equitativas. Algumas empresas comerciais dizem que é um retrocesso em termos de eficiência do mercado.

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La répression des échanges Crypto contre les PRIME courtiers est un pas en arrière pour l'efficacité du marché, disent les commerçants

Binance et OKX affirment que combler une lacune qui signifiait que les PRIME courtiers en Crypto pourraient offrir des frais moins élevés est une question de transparence et de création de règles du jeu équitables. Certaines sociétés commerciales affirment qu'il s'agit d'un pas en arrière pour l'efficacité du marché.

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Gli scambi Cripto che reprimono i PRIME Broker rappresentano un passo indietro per l'efficienza del mercato, affermano i trader

Binance e OKX affermano che colmare una lacuna che consentiva ai broker PRIME Cripto di offrire commissioni più basse riguarda la trasparenza e la creazione di condizioni di parità. Alcune società commerciali affermano che si tratta di un passo indietro per l’efficienza del mercato.

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Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Markets to Buy Elwood Trading Desk

The deal will strengthen Zodia Markets' over-the-counter business while allowing Elwood to conentrate on its software-as-a-service activities.

Headshot of Zodia Markets CEO Usman Ahmad

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Crypto Trading Firm XBTO Establishes Tokenization Team to Focus on Real World Assets

The tokenized asset classes that will be available through XBTO include corporate debt issuance with other areas like real estate to follow, the company said on Wednesday.

Philippe Bekhazi , XBTO CEO. (CoinDesk Archives)

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A Crypto Trading Clampdown Expands Beyond Binance to Another Large Exchange

The second-largest crypto exchange, OKX, asked key trading firms for more information about their clients, in what appears to be an effort to root out misuse of a VIP fee program.

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)

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Uma repressão ao comércio de Cripto se expande além da binância para outra grande bolsa

A segunda maior exchange de Cripto , OKX, pediu às principais empresas comerciais mais informações sobre seus clientes, no que parece ser um esforço para erradicar o uso indevido de um programa de taxas VIP.

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)

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La répression du trading de Crypto s'étend au-delà de Binance à un autre grand échange

OKX, la deuxième plus grande plateforme d'échange de Crypto , a demandé aux principales sociétés de négoce plus d'informations sur leurs clients, dans le cadre de ce qui semble être un effort visant à éliminer l'utilisation abusive d'un programme de frais VIP.

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)

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Ang isang Crypto Trading Clampdown ay Lumalawak Higit pa sa Binance sa Isa pang Malaking Palitan

Ang pangalawang pinakamalaking palitan ng Crypto , ang OKX, ay humiling sa mga pangunahing kumpanya ng kalakalan para sa higit pang impormasyon tungkol sa kanilang mga kliyente, sa kung ano ang tila isang pagsisikap na alisin ang maling paggamit ng isang VIP fee program.

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)

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Una represión del comercio de Cripto se expande más allá de Binance a otro gran intercambio

El segundo mayor intercambio de Cripto , OKX, pidió a empresas comerciales clave más información sobre sus clientes, en lo que parece ser un esfuerzo por erradicar el uso indebido de un programa de tarifas VIP.

Crypto exchanges are clamping down on fees. (Matt Artz/Unsplash)