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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Finance

Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Tokenize $200M in Real-World Assets on XRP Ledger

The move marks one of the largest tokenization efforts by a Latin American institution on XRPL, according to a press release.

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Finance

Instant Payments Fintech Ivy Adds Circle’s USDC, EURC Stablecoins

Real-time payment rails and stablecoins belong together, said Ivy CEO Ferdinand Dabitz.

Red ivy climbing on a wall.

Finance

Deutsche Bank’s DWS, Galaxy, Flow Traders Venture to Introduce German-Regulated Stablecoin

The AllUnity joint venture was granted a BaFin license this week to launch its MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin.

A German flag surrounded by euro banknotes (Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Robinhood, Kraken-Backed Global Dollar (USDG) Comes to Europe

USDG is a fully regulated global USD-stablecoin that is compliant with MiCA and now available in the EU, said Paxos, the token’s issuer.

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'Like Ordering McDonald's:' Malta's MiCA Fast-Track Draws Oversight Concerns

Some people think Malta is nimble and innovative when it comes to regulation. But others see a fast track to regulatory arbitrage.

Malta (Ludovica Dri/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Snags Bitcoin Credit Line From Cantor Fitzgerald

The loan facility enhances Wintermute’s ability to hedge risks effectively across exchanges and maintain broad market coverage, said the firm’s CEO Evgeny Gaevoy.

Evgeny Gaevoy, CEO, Wintermute (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenization Firm Midas Introduces Private Credit Product with Fasanara, Morpho and Steakhouse

Midas’ mF-ONE, a blockchain-native investment certificate, is structured to track Fasanara’s F-ONE fund.

1908 photograph of a vault door

Finance

Taurus Releases Open Source Privacy Tech for Stablecoins, Starts With Circle's USDC

Taurus’s stablecoin privacy layer uses zero-knowledge proofs and was built atop the Aztec Network.

Close-up of horns on a black bull against a dark background. (Coindesk archives)

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Unveils ‘Krak,’ Its New All-in-One Global Money App

The Krak app allows users to instantly transact across borders for almost no cost, while earning competitive rewards on their account balances.

the Krak app (Kraken)

Finance

Baanx Adds BNB Support on Its Crypto Card for UK, EU, LATAM

Baanx users will be able to spend BNB with over 100 million Mastercard and Visa merchants.

Group photo of the Baanx team