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

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month

The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase’s Layer 2 System Base Gets a Marketplace Linked to Gas Revenue

Dragonfly-backed startup Alkimiya unveils a DeFi market for betting on the price of blockspace on the Base rollup.

Alkimiya founder Leo Zhang (Alkimiya)

Finance

Binance.US Chief: The SEC Called Us a Cauldron of Fraud, Without Any Evidence

The debanking of Binance.US is Operation Chokepoint in action, said the exchange’s interim CEO Norman Reed.

Logo 3D de Binance impreso en dorado. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX Bankruptcy Estate Hits Out Over 'Unauthorized' Sale of FTX EU to Backpack Exchange

Backpack, which announced its acquisition of the European arm of bankrupt exchange FTX on Monday, has not been authorized by FTX to make any distributions to any FTX customers or other creditors, the FTX bankruptcy estate said.

FTX logo (Adobe Firefly)

Finance

FTX EU Sold to Backpack Exchange, Plans Regulated Crypto Derivatives Push Across Europe

FTX’s bankrupt European arm, which held a MiFID II-license under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), was acquired by Backpack for $32.7 million.

Coral founder Armani Ferrante (Coral)

Finance

Garanti BBVA Kripto Provides Crypto Trading Services in Hint of Things to Come

European banks will soon be offering crypto services to their customers in the EU, according to Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me.

BBVA headquarters in Madrid

Finance

Coinbase Alums Patchwork Take Next Step Toward No-Code Blockchain Development

Patchwork Create is another foundational step towards building no-code applications.

sewing kit (Dinh Pham, Unsplash)

Finance

Custody Firm Taurus Partners With Temenos Bringing Crypto Wallets to Thousands of Banks

Banks that use Temenos core software can now easily create crypto wallets and have exposure to any type of digital assets they want

From left to right: Lamine Brahimi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Co-Founder and CSO; Oren-Olivier Puder, Co-Founder and Chairman; Sébastien Dessimoz,  Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Taurus)

Policy

ESMA Publishes Final Guidance on MiCA Implementation Days Before Deadline

The regulator is releasing final guidance to help member states get ready for MiCA which is set to take effect imminently, as some nations are trailing behind.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app