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

Polkadot Revamps Governance System, Removes ‘First Class Citizen’ Voting Groups

The new Polkadot OpenGov system allows multiple voting tracks to take place simultaneously without bottlenecks.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange OKX Wins Preparatory License in Dubai, Set to Boost Staff

Once the so-called MVP license becomes operational, OKX Middle East will offer spot, derivatives and fiat services including U.S. dollar and UAE dirham deposits and withdrawals.

Tim Byun (OKX)

Finance

Crypto Prime Broker FPG Loses Up to $20M in Cyber Attack

FPG told customers via email that it had ceased trading, deposits and withdrawals after experiencing a cyber security incident on Sunday, June 11.

Digital pseudonyms can help organizations maintain records securely. (Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Markets

ChatGPT-Style Crypto App Sets AI Loose on Fed Rate-Bitcoin Price Relationship

The team behind Hong Kong-based Chain of Demand has built investment analytics engines for financial institutions and data providers like Bloomberg.

Chain of Demand CEO AJ Mak (Chain of Demand)

Finance

Crypto Storage Firm Censo Offers Institutions Mobile Phone-Enabled Self Custody

Censo is the latest in a crop of inexpensive, open-source options for organizations looking to store digital assets.

Bitcoin wallet app (Getty Images)

Policy

Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms

A complaint filed in San Francisco alleges Egorov defrauded ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures and 1kx.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Buy Prime Trust: Sources

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the source.

Full Shows – Consensus: Distributed

Finance

OKX Chooses Nomura-Backed Crypto Storage Firm Komainu as Custodian

OKX is the first client to use Komainu Connect, a regulated settlement and custody system for institutional customers.

Statue of Komainu, the lion-dog (Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance ofrece una posición clave a la estrella emergente Teng para sustituir al CEO Zhao

Al asumir un puesto en la supervisión de los mercados regionales fuera de Estados Unidos, el antiguo regulador Richard Teng quiere demostrar que Binance es “una organización nueva”.

Richard Teng (Binance)

Finance

Binance Hands Rising Star Teng Key Role to Replace CEO Zhao at Largest Crypto Exchange

Taking an expanded role overseeing regional markets outside the U.S., former regulator Richard Teng wants to demonstrate Binance is “a new organization.”

Richard Teng (Binance)