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

Pantera Capital COO Samir Shah Leaves the Crypto Venture Capital Firm After Two Months

Shah, who joined in July, left the company less than a month after legal counsel Joe Cisewski quit to join the CFTC, his LinkedIn profile indicates.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Technology Firm Fireblocks Adds Support for Solana Blockchain’s DeFi, NFT, Gaming Apps

The integration also pushes support for the WalletConnect2 protocol across the Solana ecosystem, said Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov.

CEO and co-founder Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks)

Finance

Cardano Builder IOG Funds $4.5M Blockchain Research Hub at Stanford University

IOG previously donated $500,000 to fund Stanford research into blockchain scalability.

Stanford University campus (David Madison/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance, FTX Among Crypto Players in Hunt to Buy Voyager Digital Assets as Coinbase Backs Out: Sources

Crypto lender Voyager’s collapse into bankruptcy was a milestone in this year’s crypto market crisis. Now, some of the industry’s biggest players are trying to buy its assets.

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich gives a thumbs-up at Bitcoin Miami in April of 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Cboe Digital Names Jump Crypto, Robinhood and DRW Among Expected Equity Partners

The new digital entity will operate the existing spot, derivative and clearing platforms of ErisX, which Cboe recently acquired.

The CBOE (Getty Images)

Finance

Celsius Depositors Fracture Again on Legal Strategy as 'Withhold' Group Lawyers Up

Some U.S.-based customers whose funds ended up frozen in holding accounts have hired a partner at Troutman Pepper to get access to their funds.

More claimants are turning up the heat on Celsius. (Unsplash)

Finance

Former Coinbase VP Adam White Joins Blackstone as Crypto Investment Adviser

White begins at Blackstone in a part-time role working across the firm’s investment teams and with its portfolio companies.

Adam White speaks at CoinDesk's Invest: NYC 2019. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius Network Custody Clients Tap Lawyer to Reclaim $180M

The account holders represent 4% of the assets locked up at the bankrupt crypto lender.

(Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

KuCoin Claims Bragging Rights as First Exchange to Offer NFT ETFs

The novel suite of ETF products is denominated in USDT and offers fractional ownership of five blue chip NFT collections.

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Zodia Markets Goes Live in UK

The company is backed by the venture arm of British banking giant Standard Chartered.

Zodia Markets CEO Usman Ahmad (Zodia Markets)