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

PayPal’s Regulated Stablecoin Is ‘Watershed Moment’ in Crypto, Says Partner Paxos

That's because the token is being issued by Paxos, a regulated company, which means holders will have more protections, a Paxos exec says.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Hires Ex-Genesis Exec Matthew Ballensweig to Lead Go Network

Ballensweig, who was also co-head of trading and lending at Genesis, will head up BitGo's newly launched platform.

Full Shows – Consensus: Distributed

Finance

DeFi Platform Term Finance Brings Fixed Rate Lending to Ethereum

Short term, fixed rate loans can now work in harmony with Aave and Compound's "ultimate liquidity" model.

Dion Chu, founder and CEO (Term Labs)

Finance

Digital Currency Group Appoints Mark Shifke as Chief Financial Officer

Shifke fills the gap left when Michael Kraines stepped down as CFO in April.

DCG CFO Mark Shifke (DCG)

Finance

Tiny Bitcoin ATM Firm Plans to Fight Giant Swiss Regulator in David vs Goliath Battle

“FINMA was able to do this because they were never put in check," said Bity Chairman Alexis Roussel.

Bity Chairman Alexis Roussel (Bity)

Finance

Crypto Broker Hidden Road Collaborates With Confidential Exchange Enclave Markets

The partnership combines a confidential trading environment with execution and settlement done directly from custody via Hidden Road’s network.

1908 photograph of a vault door

Finance

Crypto Insurer Evertas Buys Bitcoin Mining Cover Specialist Bitsure

Evertas has snagged the authority to offer mining policy limits of up to $200 million per location.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Distress Prompts Fir Tree, a Hedge Fund, to Seek Profit From Turmoil

“Fir Tree is at its best when we identify opportunities that are mispriced, dislocated or complex. Rarely do we encounter situations that are all three, but that is precisely what we are seeing in digital assets right now,” Fir Tree said.

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Finance

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Application Takes Surveillance to the Next Level

An Information-Sharing Agreement, which appears to be absent from public spot Bitcoin ETF filings, compels a crypto exchange to share trading data up to and including personal information such as a customer’s name and address.

BlackRock HQ

Finance

Distressed Crypto Specialist Thomas Braziel Sets Up Investment, Advisory Firm

The company, 117 Partners, will be a hybrid between advisory and investment, said Braziel.

117 Partners CEO Thomas Braziel (117 Partners)