Latest from Ian Allison
One of the World’s Oldest Banks Is Issuing a Euro Stablecoin on Stellar
Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt is working with Bitbond for the first direct issuance of a stablecoin by a bank on Stellar, the firms said.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

