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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FTX Is in the Lead to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets Out of Bankruptcy: Source

Voyager’s collapse shocked crypto markets earlier this year. It’s close to finding a buyer for its assets.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

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Crypto Giant FTX Eyes Raising Money to Fund Acquisitions: Source

Sam Bankman-Fried’s exchange is raising capital as it considers a retail-focused deal, a person familiar with the matter said.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custody Specialist Anchorage Digital Offers Japanese Yen Stablecoin

The GYEN stablecoin is a partnership with GMO-Z.com Trust Company, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services and internet giant GMO Internet Group.

Anchorage Digital is supporting a Japanese yen stablecoin (Shutterstock)

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3 Senior Executives Jump From Crypto Lender BlockFi: Sources

The firm is being bought by Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX.

David Olsson, Blockfi's global head of institutional distribution, is leaving the firm. (Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

(Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Pantera Capital’s Exodus Broader Than Previously Reported: Sources

Terence Schofield, the firm's chief technical officer, and John Jonson, head of the capital formation team, join the list of departing employees.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

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FIFA Embraces NFTs Tied to Classic Games Highlights for World Cup 2022

The clips of soccer action are connected to the Algorand blockchain and will be released ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

La FIFA lanzará NFTs con jugadas destacadas de la historia del Mundial. (Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

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Pantera Capital COO Samir Shah Leaves the Crypto Venture Capital Firm After Two Months

Shah, who joined in July, left the company less than a month after legal counsel Joe Cisewski quit to join the CFTC, his LinkedIn profile indicates.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Custody Technology Firm Fireblocks Adds Support for Solana Blockchain’s DeFi, NFT, Gaming Apps

The integration also pushes support for the WalletConnect2 protocol across the Solana ecosystem, said Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov.

CEO and co-founder Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks)

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Cardano Builder IOG Funds $4.5M Blockchain Research Hub at Stanford University

IOG previously donated $500,000 to fund Stanford research into blockchain scalability.

Stanford University campus (David Madison/Getty Images)

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Binance, FTX Among Crypto Players in Hunt to Buy Voyager Digital Assets as Coinbase Backs Out: Sources

Crypto lender Voyager’s collapse into bankruptcy was a milestone in this year’s crypto market crisis. Now, some of the industry’s biggest players are trying to buy its assets.

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich gives a thumbs-up at Bitcoin Miami in April of 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)