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

Ex-Apple Engineer Unveils Privacy-Focused Crypto Visa Card

The Payy card combines transaction-shielding cryptography with a custom-built blockchain so a user’s stablecoin transaction amounts never appear on-chain.

Polybase Labs CEO Sid Gandhi (Polybase Labs)

Policy

Nomura-Backed Laser Digital Wins Regulatory Nod for Crypto Derivatives in Dubai

Laser Digital secured the first regulated over-the-counter crypto options limited license under VARA’s pilot framework.

Dubai skyline

Finance

Credit Agricole's Asset Servicing Unit Backs Tokenized SME Exchange in Europe

CACEIS acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to support tokenized exchange Lise and simplify SME listings.

France bank

Finance

Crypto Treasury Companies Risk Ignoring Lessons from History, Warns Galaxy

Galaxy Digital surveys the daily rush of new crypto treasury companies: What could possibly go wrong?

A crowd gathers outside the New York Stock Exchange following the Crash of 1929. (Library of Congress)

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Finance

Assetera Opens Tokenized Securities Market to Crypto Exchanges With MiFID-Compliant API

Assetera’s new API lets crypto exchanges offer tokenized stocks and bonds across Europe without a license.

European flag

Tech

Stablecoins Speed Up Thanks to ‘AWS of Crypto’ Alchemy’s Latest Upgrade

Blockchain infrastructure firm Alchemy has released a punchy upgrade with its new Cortex Engine.

Alchemy CTO Guillaume Poncin (Alchemy)

Finance

Germany’s AllUnity Launches BaFin-Regulated Euro Stablecoin EURAU

EURAU is claimed to be the first euro stablecoin under BaFin’s e-money license.

(nitpicker/Shutterstock)

Policy

Donald Trump’s ‘Golden Age of Crypto’ Takes Shape With White House Working Group Report

A preview of a White House report on digital assets makes further recommendations to areas already in motion within the Clarity Act to oversee crypto markets and the GENIUS Act for stablecoins.

Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Boerse Stuttgart’s Crypto Platform Adds Six More Cryptocurrencies for Retail Traders

Germany’s BISON trading venue now supports LDO, BNB, AVAX, ONDO, PEPE and NEAR.

Boerse Stuttgart location in Gustav-Heinemann-Platz.

Finance

D2X Raises $5M to Expand Crypto Derivatives Exchange for Institutions

CMT Digital, Circle Ventures and Point72 back Amsterdam-based D2X as it targets crypto futures and options

D2X co-founder Theodore Rozencwajg (right) and D2X CEO Frederic Colette (left)