Latest from Ian Allison
Bitcoin ETF First Month Is in the Books: How It Went and What Comes Next
It's been a successful launch, but things could get really interesting once much of the wealth management industry comes on board, which could be sooner than thought.

Ripple-Owned Crypto Custody Firm Metaco's CEO and Head of Product Depart
Metaco CEO Adrien Treccani and Chief Product Officer Peter DeMeo have left the crypto custody firm that was acquired by Ripple last year.

Cryptodollar Minting Protocol M^0 Will Allow Institutions to Issue Stablecoins Backed by U.S. Treasuries
A kind of ‘money middleware for the digital age,’ the M^0 smart contract ruleset aims for institutional grade stablecoins that are decentralized and interoperable.

Multicoin Capital Is in Talks to Sell Roughly $100M FTX Bankruptcy Claim: Source
Positive news around the FTX bankruptcy has seen claims being sold for upward of 70 cents on the dollar, now climbing towards the eighties.

Hashnote's U.S. Treasuries Token Now Available Through Crypto Custodian Copper
Not all the so-called “on-chain treasuries” in the market are created equal, warns Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara.

Crypto Custodian BitGo Receives Investment From Iconic Cash Handling Firm Brink’s
Brink’s says it is continuing its growth in the evolving digital asset industry with the BitGo investment.

Crypto Custody Specialist Taurus Brings Tokenized Securities to Retail Customers in Switzerland
Swiss financial regulator FINMA has approved Taurus’s TDX marketplace to offer blockchain-based shares in unlisted companies to retail investors.

FTX Sold About $1B of Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF, Explaining Much of Outflow: Sources
BTC's price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved. In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings, the selling pressure could ease since a bankruptcy estate liquidating holdings is a relatively unique event.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Hits $1B AUM in One Week
IBIT’s holdings consist of 99% bitcoin, and nearly $60,000 in fiat, data shows.

BlackRock Wants to Follow Bitcoin ETF With an Ethereum ETF. Marketing It Might Not Be So Simple
Larry Fink has been talking up a spot ether ETF, but index provider CF Benchmarks sees a conundrum when it comes to selling that product.

