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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Finance

Huobi Global Connects to European Banking System via UK’s BCB Group

The crypto exchange is partnering with BCB Group to get instant GBP and euro settlement for its customers.

Former BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)

Finance

Goldman Sachs to Enter Crypto Market 'Soon' With Custody Play: Source

Goldman, JPMorgan and Citi are all said to be looking at crypto custody.

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Finance

Fireblocks Rolls Out Staking Rewards for Eth 2.0, Polkadot and Tezos

The institution-focused crypto custodian is bringing staking services to its 165-plus customers.

Left to right: Fireblocks co-founders Pavel Berengoltz, Michael Shaulov and Idan Ofrat.

Policy

Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank

The crypto industry has its first federally chartered bank: Anchorage.

Anchorage co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum-Based Nexus Mutual Expands Its Decentralized 'Insurance' to Centralized Exchanges

A way to be covered in the event of an exchange hack.

A lifeline for exchange users?

Finance

European eToro Traders Call Foul Over Closure of Leveraged Crypto Contracts

Traders in Europe are threatening legal action against eToro for allegedly closing their leveraged crypto positions without enough notice.

Web Summit 2018 - Day 3

Finance

Oasis Protocol Adds Shyft Network in Bid to Attract Institutions to DeFi

Oasis Labs, creator of Oasis Protocol, appears to be looking to build an institution-friendly version of Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem.

Oasis

Finance

Hong Kong-Listed BC Group Raises $90M as Institutional Crypto Demand Soars in Asia

The offering represents 13% of the company's issued share capital.

Hong Kong

Finance

Argentina's Ripio Acquires Second-Largest Crypto Exchange in Brazil

Ripio has acquired BitcoinTrade in a bid to increase its footprint across the frothy Latin American crypto market.

Ripio CEO Sebastian Serrano (Ripio)

Finance

Ukraine Government Picks Stellar Development Foundation to Help Build National Digital Currency

The Stellar Development Foundation's work with Ukraine's government to digitize the hryvnia will officially launch this month.

Kyiv, Ukraine