Latest from Ian Allison
JPMorgan’s tokenized dollars are quietly rewiring how Wall Street moves money
The Wall Street titan’s recent embrace of a public blockchain is a harbinger of things to come.

Coinbase rolls out stock trading, prediction markets and more in bid to become the ‘Everything Exchange’
Coinbase is dramatically expanding the assets available to trade on its platform, including novel cryptocurrencies, perpetual futures, stocks and prediction markets, starting with Kalshi.

Digital Wealth Partners introduces algorithmic XRP trading for qualified retirement accounts
The wealth advisory firm enlisted the help of crypto-based algorithmic trading firm Arch Public to create the strategy.

Wall Street giant DTCC Picks privacy focused blockchain Canton Network for tokenization
Canton creator Digital Asset will help tokenize DTC-custodied U.S. Treasury securities.

Crypto’s Machine Learning ‘iPhone Moment’ Comes Closer as AI Agents Trade the Market
Recall Labs, a firm that has run 20 or so AI trading arenas, pitted foundational large language models (LLMs) against customized trading agents.

Standard Chartered, Coinbase Expand Crypto Prime Services for Institutions
The companies will explore the development of trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending solutions for institutional clients.

Coinbase Expands Reach of Stablecoin-Based AI Agent Payments Tool
The updated protocol, x402 V2, allows developers to combine payments, enable secure wallet access, and add new features via a clean, modular design.

BMW Taps JPMorgan for First Onchain Programmable FX Payment
The German car giant used JPMorgan’s permissioned Kinexys Digital Payments network to do the FX transaction.

Kraken Launches High-Touch VIP Program for Ultra High Net Worth Clients
Kraken VIP members are paired with a specialist relationship manager, backed by 24/7 support and early insight into Kraken’s full product ecosystem.

Yi He, Arguably Crypto's Most Powerful Woman, Becomes Binance’s New Co-CEO
The new leadership role was announced by the current Binance CEO Richard Teng at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai.

