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

EY Has Built an Ethereum-Based Product to Help Firms Hit Carbon Accounting Goals

Enterprise users’ data-privacy concerns are less of a constraint when it comes to showing how supply chains are meeting their ESG mandates, said EY blockchain lead Paul Brody.

Supply Chain (Shutterstock)

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Finance

What Happens to Celsius Creditors if Crypto Prices Recover?

Legal experts survey the undiscovered country that awaits customers of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Incubator Cumberland Lab Comes Out of Stealth Mode

The growing Singapore-based Web3 lab will have 25 staffers by week's end.

Cumberland Lab has moved from stealth mode into the public eye. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain.com Cuts 25% of Its Workforce Amid Crypto Bear Market

The digital assets trading firm said it will shutter its Argentina-based offices and halt its expansion plans in several countries.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Kaleido Collaborates With Polygon for Web3 Adoption

Polygon Edge, a gas-free and easy to access scaling service targeting business users, was unveiled at Ethereum’s annual community gathering in Paris.

Kaleido CEO Steve Cerveny speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Binance.US Starts Affiliate Marketing Program, Taking Aim at Coinbase

A Binance.US representative pointed to recent reports that rival exchange Coinbase is shuttering its affiliate program.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Finance

French Banking Giant BNP Paribas Enters Crypto Custody Space: Sources

The French bank will be working with crypto custody specialists Metaco and Fireblocks.

(Reinhardhauke/Wikimedia)

Finance

Plaid Adds Crypto Account Data to Its Platform

The information will be in read-only mode.

Plaid is adding crypto exchange account data. (SarahCreates/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Soon to Close Delayed Funding Round: Sources

Copper’s Series C round will value the company around $2 billion, according to two sources. The firm sought a $3 billion valuation in November.

(Karim Ghantous/Unsplash)

Finance

ING Bank Spins Off Its Crypto Custody Platform to GMEX Group

Pyctor will continue to work with the Dutch bank.

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