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

Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source

A16z’s former CTO, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, and former CISO Nassim Eddequiouaq have the blessing and seed backing of the venture-capital giant, a person familiar with the plans said.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

Finance

Decentralized Exchange Vertex Launches on Ethereum Layer 2 Arbitrum

The platform offers another venue to trade digital assets.

Vertex Protocol co-founder Darius Tabatabai (Vertex)

Tech

Ethereum's Lifetime Energy Use Before the Merge Equaled Switzerland's for a Year

If Bitcoin’s energy consumption can be thought of as a skyscraper, Ethereum’s energy use post-Merge, would be the size of a raspberry, according to University of Cambridge research.

Ethereum's post-Merge energy consumption is comparable in size to a  raspberry (CCAF)

Finance

Former Signature Bank Crypto Payments Chief, 4 of His Team Join Fortress Trust

Joseph Seibert, formerly head of digital assets at Signature Bank, has brought over part of his risk and compliance team and a blockchain payments specialist.

Joseph Seibert, Fortress Trust Company (Joseph Seibert)

Policy

Ava Labs CEO Calls for Crypto Regulators Who Can Read and Audit Code

Emin Gün Sirer, whose company developed the Avalanche (AVAX) layer-1 blockchain, addressed the annual Cornell Blockchain conference on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Adviser Chris Perkins Says U.S. Risks Falling Behind in Crypto

Perkins, who is also president of VC CoinFund, published a set of 10 regulatory principles that form the basis of his advocacy role with the CFTC.

CoinFund President Chris Perkins (CoinFund)

Finance

Cubist Launches Bank-Grade Ethereum Key Management Service

The company also announced Web3 staking provider Ankr as its first key management customer.

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Finance

Binance Rejected Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Huobi Stake: Source

Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Tron CEO Justin Sun (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Next-Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Exits Stealth Mode With $22.5M Funding Round

The seed capital was led by Pantera Capital and included the Scaramucci-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital operation connected to the Santander Group.

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Finance

Swiss Government-Owned Bank PostFinance to Offer Customers Crypto

PostFinance will begin offering its 2.5 million customers access to buy, store and sell bitcoin and ether, thanks to a partnership with Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)