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.

Latest from Ian Allison

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.

Jun 8, 2023

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.

Jun 6, 2023

Statue of Komainu, the lion-dog (Shutterstock)

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.”

Jun 5, 2023

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken’s Canada Customer Deposits Rose 25% After Binance Announced Departure

Kraken also saw a fivefold increase in app downloads within a week of OKX saying it was leaving the country back in March.

Jun 1, 2023

Tech

Crypto Storage Firm Qredo's Revamped Self-Custody Wallet Goes Live

The New Qredo remains aimed at the institutional crypto market, but now it's low-cost and open to anyone, says COO Josh Goodbody.

May 30, 2023

Finance

Bitpanda Partners With Coinbase to Help Europe’s Banks Offer Crypto to Customers

Coinbase will use Bitpanda Technology Solutions, a business-to-business infrastructure layer provider, to connect directly into banks and fintechs.

May 24, 2023

Bitpanda COO Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (Bitpanda)

Finance

DEX Mangrove Launches on Polygon Testnet, Plans to Go Live on Mainnet in June

Wintermute and Cumberland-backed Mangrove plans a mainnet launch of its programmable order book DEX in early June.

May 22, 2023

Mangroves can store four times as much carbon as other ainforests, according to the WWF. (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Coinbase Praises Canada’s Crypto Approach as U.S. Regulatory Pressure Intensifies

Canada is doing crypto regulation by engagement – “which we love,” said Coinbase’s VP International and Business Development Nana Murugesan.

May 19, 2023

Canadian regulators are providing more clarity than their U.S. counterparts. (Chris Robert/Unsplash)

Finance

EY Launches Ethereum-Based Carbon Emission Tracking Platform

The EY OpsChain ESG made the announcement at the firm’s Global Blockchain Summit in London.

May 10, 2023

Finance

Private-Equity Giant Apollo Is Part of a Bid to Buy Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius

The $500 billion-plus firm is involved in NovaWulf's offer for Celsius, according to a person familiar with the matter.

May 8, 2023

Sculpture of Apollo and Daphne (Unsplash)