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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With Mastercard, MetaMask Tests First Blockchain-Powered Payment Card

Issued by Baanx, the card would let users spend their crypto "on everyday purchases, everywhere cards are accepted," according to marketing materials CoinDesk reviewed.

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Con Mastercard, MetaMask prueba la primera tarjeta de pago basada en blockchain

Emitida por Baanx, la tarjeta permitiría a los usuarios gastar sus Cripto "en compras diarias, en todos los lugares donde se acepten tarjetas", según los materiales de marketing revisados ​​CoinDesk .

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Con Mastercard, MetaMask testa la prima carta di pagamento basata su Blockchain

Emessa da Baanx, la carta consentirebbe agli utenti di spendere le proprie Cripto "per gli acquisti di tutti i giorni, ovunque siano accettate le carte", secondo i materiali di marketing esaminati CoinDesk .

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Com Mastercard, MetaMask testa primeiro cartão de pagamento baseado em Blockchain

Emitido pela Baanx, o cartão permitiria aos usuários gastar suas Cripto “em compras diárias, em todos os lugares onde os cartões são aceitos”, de acordo com materiais de marketing revisados ​​pela CoinDesk .

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Avec Mastercard, MetaMask teste la première carte de paiement alimentée par la blockchain

Émise par Baanx, la carte permettrait aux utilisateurs de dépenser leur Crypto « pour des achats quotidiens, partout où les cartes sont acceptées », selon les documents marketing examinés par CoinDesk .

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Gamit ang Mastercard, Sinusuri ng MetaMask ang Unang Blockchain-Powered Payment Card

Inisyu ng Baanx, hahayaan ng card ang mga user na gastusin ang kanilang Crypto "sa pang-araw-araw na pagbili, kahit saan tinatanggap ang mga card," ayon sa mga materyales sa marketing na sinuri ng CoinDesk .

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BlackRock Plans to Acquire Spot Bitcoin ETPs for Its Global Allocation Fund

Thursday's filing with the SEC, follows an update earlier this week to add bitcoin ETPs to BlackRock's $36.7B AUM Strategic Income Opportunities Fund.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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BlackRock planea adquirir ETP de Bitcoin al contado para su fondo de asignación global

La presentación del jueves ante la SEC sigue a una actualización a principios de esta semana para agregar ETP de Bitcoin al Fondo de Oportunidades de Ingresos Estratégicos AUM de $ 36,7 mil millones de BlackRock.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Plano ng BlackRock na Kumuha ng Spot Bitcoin ETPs para sa Global Allocation Fund nito

Ang paghahain ng Huwebes sa SEC, ay sumusunod sa isang update mas maaga sa linggong ito upang magdagdag ng mga Bitcoin ETP sa $36.7B AUM Strategic Income Opportunities Fund ng BlackRock.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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BlackRock planeja adquirir ETPs de Bitcoin à vista para seu fundo de alocação global

O pedido de quinta-feira à SEC segue uma atualização no início desta semana para adicionar ETPs de Bitcoin ao Fundo de Oportunidades de Renda Estratégica AUM de US$ 36,7 bilhões da BlackRock.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)