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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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Markets

Security Token Startup Templum Shifts to Private Blockchains

Security token specialist Templum is shifting from public to private blockchains through a new partnership with enterprise vendor Symbiont.

Feb 25, 2019

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Markets

A Group of 30 Global Central Securities Depositories Is Exploring Crypto Custody

A group of central securities depositories (CSDs) is seriously looking at how they might custody digital assets.

Feb 25, 2019

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Tech

Digital Asset's Europe Head Is Latest to Leave Enterprise Blockchain Startup

The upheaval continues at Digital Asset, with the news that Gavin Wells will step down as head of Europe.

Feb 21, 2019

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Finance

BitGo Offering $100 Million in Crypto Insurance Through Lloyd's of London

BitGo is providing $100 million of cover against theft of digital assets or the loss of cryptographic keys via Lloyd’s of London.

Feb 19, 2019

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

Markets

Crypto Trader Cumberland Upgrades from Skype to Wall Street Interface

Crypto market maker Cumberland is upgrading from trading by Skype to modern-day Wall Street-style screen-based interactions.

Feb 19, 2019

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Tech

'Already Live': Signature Bank Is Moving Millions on a JPMorgan-Like Private, Dollar-Backed Cryptocurrency

While crypto-land is abuzz about JPMorgan’s plan to move dollars via blockchain, a smaller New York bank is already doing this.

Feb 14, 2019

Signature Bank Chairman Scott A. Shay

Finance

Digital Asset Loses Second CTO in 6 Months as Startup Shake-up Continues

James Powell, CIO and CTO of engineering at Digital Asset, has left the enterprise blockchain startup after just six months.

Feb 13, 2019

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Markets

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Forming a ‘Token Task Force’

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is forming a task force to create business-grade standards for tokenized assets.

Feb 13, 2019

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Markets

Blockchain Sleuthing Startup Chainalysis Raises $30 Million

The Series B funding was led by seasoned VC firm Accel and included investment from Benchmark, which led the firm's $16m Series A.

Feb 12, 2019

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Markets

Oracle's First Dozen Cloud Blockchain Applications Are Now Live

The software giant now has up to a dozen enterprise customers using live blockchain applications.

Feb 12, 2019

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