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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ING Bank Opens Up About Crypto Custody Solution at Singapore Fintech Event

Speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival, ING's blockchain lead spoke publicly for the first time about the bank's trials with digital assets.

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How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business

BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering.

BitGo

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Standard Chartered Bank to Launch Crypto Trading for Institutional Investors: Sources

Standard Chartered has gathered a group of crypto exchanges for a new digital asset trading platform tailored to the institutional market, according to sources.

Standard Chartered Bank Building, Hong Kong

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Crypto Demand Surges on Indiegogo Founder's Alternative Investments Platform

Vincent, the investment platform founded by Slava Rubin, is seeing an 80% growth in searches for digital assets.

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Spain’s Second-Largest Bank Will Soon Launch Crypto Services: Sources

BBVA is poised to enter the cryptocurrency trading and custody space, according to two people familiar with the plans.

BBVA headquarters in Madrid

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Crypto Buying App Ziglu Bags Largest Raise of 2020 on UK Crowdfunding Site Seedrs

U.K.-based bitcoin app Ziglu raised over $8 million in a crowdfunding campaign, the largest equity raise on the Seedrs platform this year.

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USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires Wall Street Veteran David Puth as CEO

Centre, the Coinbase- and Circle-founded project that oversees the USDC stablecoin, has hired Wall Street veteran David Puth as its new CEO.

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Blockchain Coalition Launches Tradable Carbon Credit Token

The UPCO2 token represents a certified measure of carbon dioxide and can be traded, held or burned to offset an individual’s carbon footprint.

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PayPal-Backed Identity Platform Acquired by Nevada’s Blockchains LLC

An identity management provider backed by PayPal, Foxconn and others has been acquired by Nevada-based holding company Blockchains LLC.

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Bitcoin Exchange Backed by Pomp, Song and Woo Removes Trading Fees to Contend With Coinbase, Gemini

Upstart crypto exchange LVL wants to take on U.S. giants by removing trading fees. The move comes as bitcoin touches new all-time highs.

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