Latest from Ian Allison
Everledger Offers Diamond Industry Blockchain-Based Carbon Offsetting
Track-and-trace blockchain pioneer Everledger is using its technology to help the diamond industry offset its carbon footprint.
'Long Bitcoin' It Ain't: Crypto Traders Make Sense of Renaissance Filing
How might Renaissance approach bitcoin as an underlying asset, given the hedge fund’s reputation for using mind-bending math to find profits?
New Layoffs Hit Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys
ConsenSys is laying off dozens more staffers, two people familiar with the matter tell CoinDesk.
Coinbase Taps Ex-Barclays Markets Exec to Head Institutional Coverage
Coinbase has hired former Barclays markets veteran, Brett Tejpaul, to lead institutional coverage at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange.
Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change
Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.
COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passport’ Unites 60 Firms on Self-Sovereign ID Project
The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI) is working on a digital certificate to help stop the spread of the virus without compromising user privacy.
Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition
Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.
'Ship-to-Ship' Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea's Illicit $1.5B Crypto Stash
Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains.
Cambrial Capital to Shut Down After Coronavirus Tanks Markets: Sources
Cambrial Capital, a crypto-focused fund of funds, is quietly winding down its operations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Ex-State Street Blockchain Team Drops DLT From New Data-Privacy Startup
Data privacy startup Manetu goes live early next month with $3.5 million in backing from Castle Island Ventures and others.
