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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Markets

Another XRP ETF Comes to Canada as 3iQ Launches XRPQ on Toronto Stock Exchange

The new XRP fund will trade under the XRPQ ticker.

Toronto Stock Exchange

Finance

Every Fintech Firm Will Run Its Own Blockchain 'in Next Five Years:' Optimism

The logic behind this assertion is straightforward and simple, says OP Labs head of product Sam McIngvale.

Sam McIngvale (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

JPMorgan Introduces USD Deposit Token on Coinbase’s Base Blockchain

The bank’s JPMD is a permissioned USD deposit token enabling J.P. Morgan institutional clients to move money 24/7 on-chain.

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Tech

UK Startup Optalysys Debuts Server for Blockchains

Optalysys is claiming bragging rights for introducing the LightLocker node, the world’s first server for blockchains that can process data at scale without decrypting it.

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Finance

Crypto Lending Platform Morpho V2 Brings DeFi Closer to Traditional Finance

Morpho V2 delivers market-driven fixed-rate, fixed-term loans with customizable terms to meet the demands of institutions and enterprises.

Paul Frambot, CEO Morpho Labs (Morpho)

Finance

Crypto Lender Maple Partners with Liquid Staking Specialist Lido Finance

Maple will offer stablecoin credit lines backed by Lido’s staking token stETH.

Maple leaves on a branch

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Chain Adds Native USDC Stablecoin and Circle’s Cross-Chain Service

World Network also integrates Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V2) to move USDC across a range of blockchains.

Sam Altman

Finance

Everstake Hires Grayscale, Fidelity Veteran David Kinitsky as CEO

Kinitsky succeeds Sergii Vasylchuk, who founded Everstake in 2018 and will now transition to the role of its president.

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Finance

PayPal Brings Its Stablecoin to Stellar for Cross-Border Remittances, Payments Financing

PayPal USD (PYUSD) plans to use Stellar for new payments and remittance use cases, as well as bringing PayFi options to millions of users and merchants.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Leader Aave Debuts on Sony-Backed Soneium Blockchain

The deal will include Aave’s participation in upcoming liquidity incentive campaigns, including with the Astar, a blockchain prominent in the Japanese Web3 ecosystem.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)