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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Crypto Market Maker GSR to Acquire FINRA-Registered Broker-Dealer Equilibrium Capital Services

Acquisition aims to expand GSR’s U.S. footprint and strengthen its regulated services for institutions

The cuts came in the third quarter. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Polygon, Standard Chartered Enlisted for AlloyX Tokenized Money Market Fund

New product offers stablecoin users regulated yields while linking DeFi strategies with traditional finance.

Hong Kong Harbor (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

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BBVA Teams With SGX FX to Launch Retail Crypto Trading in Europe

Spanish bank BBVA integrates SGX FX’s digital asset platform, offering retail clients 24/7 access to bitcoin and ether.

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CoinShares to Acquire FCA-Regulated Bastion Asset Management

CoinShares’ acquisition of Bastion will expand its U.S. presence and strengthen actively managed crypto offerings.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti (CoinShares)

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Swiss Bank Sygnum Unveils Bitcoin Yield Fund as BTC DeFi Demand Grows

The BTC Alpha Fund aims for 8%-10% annual returns through arbitrage while keeping full Bitcoin exposure.

Swiss flag in alpine landscape, symbolizing Sygnum’s Swiss roots (Janosch Diggelmann/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin DeFi Project BOB, LayerZero Enable BTC Transfers Across 11 Major Blockchains

New gateway gives nearly 15,000 decentralized apps access to native BTC liquidity via wBTC.OFT.

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Deutsche Börse, Circle to Integrate Stablecoins Into European Market Infrastructure

The deal marks the first collaboration between a major European exchange operator and a global stablecoin issuer, the companies said.

Deutsche Börse trading floor

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Societe Generale’s Crypto Arm Deploys Euro and Dollar Stablecoins on Uniswap, Morpho

The bank’s regulated stablecoins EURCV and USDCV will be used in DeFi lending and trading.

SocGen sign outside an office building

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Crypto Compliance Firm Notabene Introduces Platform for Stablecoin Payments

Notabene Flow introduces pull payments and recurring subscriptions for cross-border stablecoin transactions.

Notabene CEO Pelle Braendgaard (Notabene)

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Quatrefoil Data Debuts to Build Benchmarks for Institutional Crypto Products

Firm introduces Ethereum staking benchmark as foundation for ETFs, derivatives, and credit markets.

"Crypto Dad" Chris Giancarlo Talks About the New Digitization of Value