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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Policy

The UK Lawmakers Who Want to Use Brexit to Rethink Crypto Rules

The U.K. has lost its fintech crown. Could a new approach to crypto regulation get it back?

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Finance

The Graph, the 'Google of Blockchains,' Raises $50M in Round Led by Tiger Global

The protocol indexes data across 26 blockchains.

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Tech

Agoric Raises $50M in CoinList Token Sale to Bring JavaScript Developers Into Crypto

Some 40,000 investors snatched up the BLD tokens in a mere two hours.

JavaScript (Joan Gamell/Unsplash)

Finance

UnionBank of the Philippines Picks IBM and Metaco for Crypto Custody

Leveraging IBM’s key management capabilities, Metaco’s Seamus Donoghue said there are a number of similar deals in the pipeline.

(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Finance

BIS, Swiss National Bank, SIX Exchange Complete Wholesale CBDC Trial

Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg and UBS also took part in the test.

(Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

BitMEX Compliance Chief Malcolm Wright Jumps to Shyft Network

Just over a year ago, Wright was brought in to help BitMEX following investigations by U.S. regulators and law enforcement.

Malcolm Wright (Shyft Network)

Tech

Unstoppable Domains Launches NFT-Based Sign-On for Ethereum and Polygon

So-called “utility NFTs” can also be used to mark positions in DeFi or prove membership in communities, said Unstoppable chief Matthew Gould.

Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)

Layer 2

The Mnuchin Files: New Documents Shed Light on Trump-Era Crypto Policy

Jared Kushner advocated behind the scenes for a U.S. digital currency, among other revelations in a 250-page trove from Steven Mnuchin’s tenure at Treasury.

Steven Mnuchin (Illustration: Melody Wang/Photo: Getty Images)

Finance

Elrond Foundation Acquires Crypto Payments Firm Utrust

The merged companies plan to combine DeFi with payments, in a product dubbed “Merchant Yield.”

Elrond staffers pose for a team photo. (Elrond)

Finance

Arab Bank Switzerland Is Quietly Getting Into DeFi

The Swiss sister entity to Jordan-based Arab Bank is offering clients access to AAVE, COMP, UNI and more.

(Arab Bank Switzerland)