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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Tech

Chainlink Unveils Crypto ‘Keepers’ and Anti-Fraud Blockchain Bridges

“Keepers” can do things like execute limit orders, liquidate under-collateralized loans or just remind a blockchain what time it is.

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Finance

ConsenSys Chief Joe Lubin: Ethereum's 'Enterprise' Play Is Evolving

What does enterprise blockchain mean in the context of Ethereum going big on DeFi and NFTs?

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Finance

Ex-Poker Pros Raise $130M Fund for DeFi Bets

Ascensive Assets’ investors are mainly high-net-worth individuals in Asia connected to the gambling industry.

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Finance

EU-Backed Investment Fund Puts $30M Into Crypto VC Firm's New $130M Vehicle

The backing of Fabric Ventures marks the first time a fund affiliated with the European Commission has invested in digital assets.

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Finance

Binance's CZ Is Looking for His Replacement as Exchange Gets Regulatory House in Order

“We are looking for someone with a strong regulatory background to step in and be CEO,” Changpeng Zhao said at a press conference Tuesday.

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Finance

DeFi Insurance Platform Tidal Finance Goes Live on Polygon

Launch partners include StaFi, Xend Finance, Marlin, EasyFi and bZx.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Raises $310M at $2B Valuation

“It was very important for us to show the customers that we have the balance sheet and valuation to stay independent.”

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz

Finance

Amazon Is Looking to Hire a Digital Currency Lead

The successful candidate will have expertise in cryptocurrency and central bank digital currencies, according to the job posting.

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Finance

VCs Pumped $4B Into Crypto Firms in Q2: CB Insights

It was a record sum for the sector, headlined by Circle, Ledger, Paxos and more.

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Finance

Magic Numbers: Ethereum-Based Authentication Platform Raises $27M

In the last year Magic use has shifted from regular internet users to mostly Web 3 applications, said CEO Sean Li.

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