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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Tech

Cardano’s Vasil Upgrade Marks an Important Milestone in the Blockchain’s Evolution

The chief scientist at IOG, Aggelos Kiayias, explains why Cardano has re-thought smart contracts and how it prioritizes security over speed.

Chief scientist at IOG Aggelos Kiayias (Provided)

Tech

What Cardano’s Highly Anticipated Vasil Hard Fork Will Bring

Vasil delivers an updated version of Cardano’s smart contract scripting language: Plutus v2.

The Cardano hard fork is expected on Sept. 22. (Yuri_Arcurs/E+/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Intelligence Firm Coin Metrics Partners With Hedge Fund Two Sigma for Institutional Push

Venn, the portfolio analytics platform built by Two Sigma, announced last month it was working with Coinbase Institutional.

Coin Metrics is teaming up with Two Sigma to make crypto trading easier for institutions. (marchmeena29/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance’s Attempt to Buy Voyager Digital’s Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources

A Binance spokesman said “xenophobia” is underlying talk of a possible review by a key U.S. government panel that examines foreign takeovers.

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Finance

FTX Is in the Lead to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets Out of Bankruptcy: Source

Voyager’s collapse shocked crypto markets earlier this year. It’s close to finding a buyer for its assets.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Giant FTX Eyes Raising Money to Fund Acquisitions: Source

Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange is raising capital as it considers a retail-focused deal, a person familiar with the matter said.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custody Specialist Anchorage Digital Offers Japanese Yen Stablecoin

The GYEN stablecoin is a partnership with GMO-Z.com Trust Company, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services and internet giant GMO Internet Group.

Anchorage Digital is supporting a Japanese yen stablecoin (Shutterstock)

Finance

3 Senior Executives Jump From Crypto Lender BlockFi: Sources

The firm is being bought by Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX.

David Olsson, Blockfi's global head of institutional distribution, is leaving the firm. (Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Pantera Capital’s Exodus Broader Than Previously Reported: Sources

Terence Schofield, the firm's chief technical officer, and John Jonson, head of the capital formation team, join the list of departing employees.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

Finance

FIFA Embraces NFTs Tied to Classic Games Highlights for World Cup 2022

The clips of soccer action are connected to the Algorand blockchain and will be released ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

La FIFA lanzará NFTs con jugadas destacadas de la historia del Mundial. (Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)