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

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)

Finance

Ethereum Advocate William Mougayar to Lead Ecosystem's New Profile-Raising Initiative

The Ethereum Market Research Centre (EMRC) is a community-led initiative aimed at bridging the education gap for institutional and professional audiences.

William Mougayar

Finance

SocGen’s Crypto Arm Unveils Dollar Stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana

SG Forge’s USD CoinVertible has Bank of New York Mellon acting as reserve custodian for the token.

SocGen sign outside an office building

Finance

Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain Soneium Unveils Gaming Incubator

The Soneium For All incubator is to accelerate consumer and gaming applications within the blockchain’s 7 million-user ecosystem.

Sony's

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Policy

UK Regulator FCA to Lift Ban on Crypto ETNs for Retail Investors

The move is to support U.K. growth and competitiveness, the FCA said.

UK FCA building (FCA)

Finance

Ex-Google Chief Eric Schmidt Backs Firms Behind Blockchain Credit Bureau

High throughput blockchain Keeta is facilitating credit data platform SOLO to create PASS, an on-chain bank-grade financial identity layer.

Dollars and magnifying glass

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Crypto Lender Maple Finance Expands to Solana With Chainlink

Maple’s ecosystem has allocated $500,000 in incentives and coordinated over $30 million in liquidity.

Maple leaves on a branch

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Crypto Investment Firms 3iQ, Criptonite Debut Structured Investment Vehicle in Switzerland

The 3iQ Criptonite Multi-Factor actively managed certificate is a hedge fund that uses a long/short strategy.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Policy

MoonPay Grabs Coveted BitLicense Approval In New York

The NYDFS also granted MoonPay a money transmitter license for New York state.

Moon and buildings

Finance

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Starts Safekeeping Tokenized Emeralds

Zodia Custody is looking after tokenized emeralds through a partnership with Swiss fintech firm GEMx.

Emeralds (Unsplash)