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.

Ian Allison

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Finance

Coinbase Has Set a High Bar for Crypto Firms Looking to List, Says Institutional Rival

CEO of LMAX Group David Mercer says Coinbase’s “gutsy” listing sets a benchmark for risk management and operational disclosure.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Finance

Coinbase Calls Out Binance as It Bemoans Compliance Burden

Due to a lack of enforcement on the part of authorities, offshore crypto exchanges sell unregulated services to U.S. consumers "seemingly without penalty."

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Juridique

FATF Says It Is Open to Amending Crypto Travel Rule Guidance

The anti-money laundering watchdog said it is confident the industry will be able to implement the data sharing requirements by June.

FATF may amend its travel rule for crypto exchanges.

Finance

EOS Builder Block.one Joins Enterprise Blockchain Alliance in Latin America

The LACChain EOSIO network is due to be released for enterprise use within the next few weeks.

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Finance

Anchorage, Newly Cleared as US Crypto Bank, Raises $80M From A16z and Others

The round in the crypto custodian was led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.

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Finance

Germany’s Solarisbank Launches Licensed Crypto Brokerage

With its close partnership with Bitstamp, Solarisbank is touting an instant “in-custody” settlement system.

Roland Folz, CEO of Solarisbank AG

Finance

Alameda Leads $40M Round in ‘DeFi Prime Brokerage,’ Plans Maps.me Integration

The firm’s earlier investment in a travel app starts making sense.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Platform Koine Goes Into Insolvency

The firm’s technology stack is now available for purchase.

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Finance

BNY Mellon Said to Hire Fireblocks for Bitcoin Custody Service

Earlier this month, America’s oldest bank said it was using outside partners for its crypto custody service but did not name names.

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