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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.

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Finance

US Bank Selects Cryptocurrency Custodian, Wins Admin Role for NYDIG’s Bitcoin ETF

Asked if NYDIG would be U.S. Bank’s crypto custodian, Senior Vice President Christine Waldron said she was not at liberty to comment.

Apr 27, 2021

Signage is displayed on the exterior of a U.S. Bank branch

Finance

US Bank, State Street Back $30M Raise for Institutional Crypto Builder Securrency

U.S. Bank could be the proverbial “one to watch” in the digital asset space, says Securrency Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Campos.

Apr 26, 2021

U.S. Bank Tower, Columbus, Ohio

Tech

Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Follows DeFi Activity to Polkadot, Cosmos, Binance Smart Chain

The Ethereum-based platform for covering losses from DeFi hacks and other flubs is expanding to other chains.

Apr 26, 2021

Nexus Mutual is expanding its coverage options.

Finance

Binance’s Tesla, Coinbase Stock Tokens Under Scrutiny From UK Regulator: Report

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with Binance to “understand the product,” according to the FT.

Apr 22, 2021

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Finance

Fireblocks, Celsius Back Zero-Knowledge Credit Scoring for Institutional Crypto Traders

X-Margin’s real-time risk solution is working with crypto hedge fund Dunamis Trading.

Apr 22, 2021

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky

Finance

BitGo Adds $600M in Insurance Capacity to Comfort Big-Time Bitcoin Holders

Bolstered by a wave of institutional crypto investors, BitGo is in a race against its peers to add insurance coverage.

Apr 21, 2021

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

Finance

Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Custodian BitGo

A deal between the asset manager and the crypto custodian is close to being finalized, sources tell CoinDesk.

Apr 20, 2021

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Finance

Swiss Exchange SDX Joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, Looks Beyond R3 Corda

“You cannot ignore the Ethereum ecosystem as a driver of digital asset flow,” said SDX chief Tim Grant.

Apr 20, 2021

A SIX logo sits in the entrance hall of the SIX Swiss Exchange AG in Zurich,.

Finance

Celo Network Adds Deutsche Telekom as Partner; German Telco Buys ‘Significant’ CELO Position

Big companies buying bitcoin for their balance sheets is so last year.

Apr 20, 2021

Deutsche Telekom owns the T-Mobile brand.

Finance

Oracle Provider API3 Signs 10-Year Deal With Open Bank Project

The partnership could bring fintech and banking customers into DeFi, says Open Bank Project founder Simon Redfern.

Apr 19, 2021

A bridge between banking and DeFi.
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