Latest from Ian Allison
Securitize Is Taking Ethereum-Based Securities Into the DeFi Realm
Securitize is teaming with a protocol called Tinlake from Centrifuge, which uses a clever system of NFTs to put real-world assets into DeFi.

Revamped Crypto Derivatives Exchange Qume Set to Fly in Wake of BitMEX Woes
The timing couldn’t be better for regulation-focused trading platform Qume, which unveils a revamped set of services Monday.

Binance UK Director Departing After Less Than 6 Months
Binance’s director of growth and institutional business will take on responsibility for the U.K. arm following the departure of Teana Baker-Taylor.

Group Backed by ING Bank, Fidelity and Standard Chartered Releases Crypto AML Tools
The Travel Rule Protocol working group has published the first version of its TRP API.

Inside the Estonian CBDC Experiment That Could Shape the Digital Euro
How the firm helping lead Estonia's central bank digital currency research is approaching a mass-market crypto coin.

Braintrust Raises $18M to Bring DeFi-Thinking to the Gig Economy
Braintrust, a tech talent marketplace that will essentially be owned by the IT freelancers and companies using it, has raised an $18 million strategic growth round.

CipherTrace Outlines Regulatory Gray Zones Plaguing Booming DeFi Sector
Here's how blockchain analytics firms like CipherTrace and Elliptic are viewing DeFi and DEXs after the KuCoin hack.

Institutional Crypto Platform Talos Emerges From Stealth Mode
Talos is emerging from stealth mode to serve crypto brokers, custodians, exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks.

CBDCs Could Challenge US Dollar's Dominance: Deutsche Bank
Central bank digital currencies have the potential to challenge the primacy of the U.S. dollar, according to a new report from Germany's Deutsche Bank.

Reef Finance Raises $3.9M for Cross-Chain DeFi on Polkadot
DeFi on Ethereum is costly and congested. Can other base layers step up? Polkadot's Reef Finance has raised $3.9 million to try.

