Ian Allison

Senior Reporter

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.

Latest from Ian Allison

Finance

How Bitcoin Contributions Funded a $1.4M Solar Installation in Zimbabwe

The long-running Sun Exchange has a pitch for environmentally conscious bitcoiners.

Jan 26, 2022

Nhimbe Fresh's new solar panels. (Sun Exchange)

Finance

Winklevoss-Owned Gemini Galactic Snags FINRA Broker-Dealer Approval

The license could open up future opportunities around digital securities trading.

Jan 26, 2022

Finance

Decentralized Data Sharing Network ‘Project Galaxy’ Raises $10M

Project Galaxy, which is live and in use, manages the largest credential data network in Web 3.

Jan 25, 2022

Finance

Syndicate Launches Tool for Spinning Up DAOs With Legal Docs

The startup announced “Web3 Investment Clubs” with built-in compliance tools. Will this help DAOs go mainstream?

Jan 25, 2022

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?

Jan 21, 2022

Finance

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

The protocol indexes data across 26 blockchains.

Jan 21, 2022

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.

Jan 20, 2022

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.

Jan 20, 2022

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.

Jan 13, 2022

(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.

Jan 11, 2022