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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Политика

European Crypto Firms Brace for Higher Costs as AMLD5 Takes Effect

A strict new regulatory regime is dawning upon European firms handling cryptocurrency. Here’s what AMLD5 will mean for the industry.

Europe, from "the Four Parts of the World" by  Johann Justin Preissler, via Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tradeshift Says It's Slashed Cross-Border Transaction Costs Using Ethereum

Supply chain fintech startup Tradeshift, which boasts two million firms on its platform, says it's slashed the cost of cross-border transactions between buyers and suppliers using the public ethereum blockchain.

Gert Sylvest, co-founder of Tradeshift (center), image via CoinDesk archives

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UK's Oldest Crypto Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Focus Solely on Bitcoin

Coinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, plans to delist ethereum and bitcoin cash next month to focus solely on bitcoin.

Obi Nwosu, CEO and founder of Coinfloor, at CoinDesk Invest (center)

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Crypto Custody Firm Trustology Cuts Staff as Banks Delay on Digital Assets

Digital asset custody firm Trustology has cut seven of its 18 staffers as the big banks it courted are taking longer than expected to jump into crypto.

Trustology CEO Alex Batlin

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Ethereum Builder ConsenSys Shutters India and Philippines Operations

ConsenSys, the ethereum blockchain development company with hubs around the globe, has shut down key operations in India and the Philippines.

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk)

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Australia's Stock Exchange Backs $35M Round for DLT Survivor Digital Asset

Digital Asset has raised $35 million in Series C funding, signaling a comeback for the seminal enterprise blockchain startup.

Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz image via LinkedIn

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BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream's Ethereum Rival Liquid

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

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Microsoft Is Using Blockchain to Help Firms Trust AI

Microsoft is pitching blockchain technology as a way to make artificial intelligence less scary for its corporate customers.

Original prop of the HAL 9000 from "2001 A Space Odyssey," image via Shutterstock

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State Street Slashes DLT Developer Team as Bank Rethinks Blockchain Strategy

State Street Bank has cut over 100 blockchain developer jobs as part of a pivot from transforming its plumbing with DLT to supporting digital assets.

State Street headquarters

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Correction: Coinbase and Tagomi Deny Acquisition

A prior report that Tagomi had been acquired by Coinbase was incorrect, according to spokespeople at both companies.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong