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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OKX Global General Counsel Is Latest Legal Exec to Leave the Exchange

The new chief legal officer, Linda Lacewell, is said to be restructuring the firm's legal and compliance divisions, according to a source familiar with the situation.

OKX trading app on a mobile phone (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Wallet Firm Exodus Unveils Crypto Debit Card With Baanx

Exodus users can spend their crypto anywhere Mastercard is accepted, according to an announcement at the BTC Vegas conference on Tuesday.

Exodus wallet (Exodus Wallet)

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Global Dollar's USDG Eyes Hundreds of Partners Attracted by Yield, Sees 'Big Names' From TradFi

Banks and large TradFi firms are preparing to join the Global Dollar network alongside firms like Robinhood, Galaxy and Anchorage, founding member Kraken said.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

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Kraken Rolls Out Regulated Crypto Derivatives in Europe

Kraken is offering derivatives trading in digital assets, compliant with Europe's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFIDII).

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Stablecoins Will Expand Beyond Crypto Trading, Become Part of Mainstream Economy, Citi Predicts

The next five years will likely see stablecoins substitute for some overseas and domestic U.S. currency holdings, according to a Citi Future Finance report.

Citi building illuminated in the evening

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Citi, Switzerland’s SDX Join Forces to Tokenize $75B Pre-IPO Shares Market

Citi will act as a custodian and issuer agent for tokenized assets on SDX’s digital Central Securities Depository (CSD) platform.

Close up of Citigroup logo on the side of a building.

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Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards

The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

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Telegram’s TON Takes On Real World Assets With Libre’s $500M Tokenized Bond Fund

Libre’s Telegram Bond Fund ($TBF) will offer accredited investors institutional-grade yield products that will also be available as collateral for on-chain borrowing and product development on TON,

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

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Kraken’s Former Legal Chief Marco Santori Joins Pantera Capital

“The timing couldn’t be better, and Pantera couldn’t be better positioned to capitalize on it,” Santori said about his new role.

Marco Santori (CoinDesk archives)

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Binance to Offer Crypto Asset Managers ‘Fund Accounts’ That Mirror TradFi Trading

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is offering digital asset managers special omnibus accounts that allow pooling of their investors’ assets.

Photo of Binance's head of institutional and VIP, Catherine Chen