Latest from Ian Allison
Industry leaders are pouring hundreds of millions into a rescue plan for Aave users after massive crypto hack
The response to the DeFi recovery fund has quickly extended beyond Aave, and in some cases began with direct outreach.
MiCA's not enough: Bybit CEO says firms need other licenses to turn a profit in Europe
In an interview, Ben Zhou said the crypto exchange is at least two years away from breaking even in Europe.
OpenAI appears to be poaching Coinbase’s marketing team
Six Coinbase senior marketing executives, including the exchange's former chief marketing officer, have jumped to OpenAI in the past year and a half.
UK invites crypto giant Bybit to London to win over some of UAE’s innovation shine
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou had meetings in the U.K. this week with government-linked bodies including the FCA and House of Lords.
A dozen banks want a euro stablecoin. Fireblocks is making it happen
The Qivalis consortium is made up of: Banca Sella, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, DZ BANK, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, and UniCredit.
Coinbase, Bybit said to be working together on tokenization, custody and distribution of U.S. stocks
The talks do not involve any sort of stake acquisition or similar deal to enter the U.S., as was reported elsewhere last month.
Visa and Zodia Custody join Stripe’s new blockchain for machine payments
The card network configured and managed the validator node entirely in-house, it said, following six months of joint work with Tempo’s engineering team.
Coinbase VP of international policy leaves for OpenAI
Tom Duff Gordon exited to join OpenAI as head of EMEA Policy, a spokesperson for Coinbase said.
Crypto wallet firm Exodus sues W3C and its CEO Garth Howat, seeking to compel $175M acquisition
A lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeks to compel Howat to comply with obligations under the November 24, 2025 Stock Purchase Agreement.
Iran's crypto tanker tolls are the latest step in its sanctions‑busting trade network
The Iranian regime has been increasingly using cryptocurrency over the last few years to facilitate cross border oil trading, according to data from Chainalysis.
