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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U.K. Exchange Coinfloor Is Getting Paid to Help Crypto Firms Access Banking

Coinfloor will collect a fee for referring reputable crypto startups to electronic money institution Enumis for bank-like current accounts.

Obi Nwosu, CEO and founder of Coinfloor, at CoinDesk Invest (center)

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IBM, Maersk Finally Sign Up 2 Big Carriers for Shipping Blockchain

IBM and Maersk's shipping blockchain has finally recruited two major marine cargo carriers after early efforts floundered.

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IBM Blockchain Finance Lead Jesse Lund Is Leaving the Firm

Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company.

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JPMorgan Adds Privacy Features to Ethereum-Based Quorum Blockchain

JPMorgan has developed a new privacy feature for ethereum-based blockchains that hides both the sender and the amount in a transaction.

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Markets

State Street's Blockchain Lead Departs to Build Data Privacy Startup

Moiz Kohari, State Street's global chief technology architect, has left to build a new data privacy startup.

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Switzerland's SIX Stock Exchange Is Working on a Swiss Franc Stablecoin

SIX, the Swiss national stock exchange group, is working on creating its own stablecoin pegged to the Swiss franc.

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Markets

Russia's Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month

Russia’s National Settlement Depository will launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from its Moscow HQ.

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Markets

Amazon's Arrival and 4 Other Enterprise Blockchain Trends From Consensus 2019

At Consensus 2019, conversations about enterprise blockchain were shaped by these five storylines.

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Markets

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Publishes Latest Client Specs in Blockchain Standards Push

The EEA has published its latest client spec, which simplifies permissioning systems for enterprise blockchains, among other recommendations.

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Santander Testing Nivaura's Blockchain-Based Floating Rate Bond

Capital markets startup Nivaura has developed a floating rate bond using blockchain tech, and it's already being tested by Santander and others.

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