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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Societe Generale Selects Bullish Europe to Debut Its USD Stablecoin

The European arm of crypto exchange Bullish is to be the first venue to list the SG Forge’s USD CoinVertible (USDCV) stablecoin.

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CZ's Family Office Deepens Stake in Ethena Labs as USDe Stablecoin Supply Tops $13B

Backing will fund expansion on BNB Chain, fiat-backed stablecoin USDtb, and settlement layer Converge.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

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Coinbase Adds USDC Lending With Morpho and Steakhouse Financial

The feature lets Coinbase users earn yield on USDC deposits while powering the platform’s crypto-backed loan market.

Coinbase adds bitcoin-backed borrowing

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Tether Co-Founder, Tokenization Pioneer Unveil Startup for GENIUS-Aligned Digital Dollars

STBL transforms tokenized securities such as money market funds into freely usable stablecoins, and allow-listed, interest-accruing NFTs.

Avtar Sehra sits on a chair in front of a microphone (Libre)

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Sees Handful of Senior Execs Depart: Source

Four senior executives who work on the institutional side of business have recently left Kraken.

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MoneyGram Makes Stablecoins the Backbone of Its Next-Generation App

Launching first in Colombia, the app will allow users to receive and hold funds in USD-backed stablecoins.

MoneyGram app (MoneyGram)

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BitGo Wins German Approval to Start Regulated Crypto Trading in Europe

German regulator BaFin clears expansion as BitGo adds trading to its custody and staking services.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Hex Trust Adds Custody and Staking for Lido’s stETH, Expanding Institutional Access to Ethereum Rewards

Integration offers one-click staking and liquidity for institutional investors through Hex Trust’s platform.

Alessio Quaglini, CEO and Co-Founder of Hex Trust (provided)

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Galaxy Digital Said to Plan Its Own Tokenized Money Market Fund

Galaxy’s tokenized fund will ultimately be available on the Ethereum, Solana and Stellar blockchains, said a person familiar with the plans.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

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Blockchain-Based RWA Specialists Bring $50M to Apollo's Tokenized Credit Strategy

Crypto credit infrastructure firm Grove commits $50 million to the Anemoy Tokenized Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (ACRDX) with help from Plume and Centrifuge.

Christine Moy, partner leading digital assets at Apollo Global Management (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)