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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Coinbase survey finds over half of investors don’t understand crypto tax

The 2026 Crypto Tax Readiness Report, done with CoinTracker, found that only 49% correctly understand that crypto is taxable anytime it is sold.

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Finance

Crypto's future is bright in the context of AI's assault on software firms, says Kraken-backed investment firm

Crypto’s latest bear cycle is a mere blip when compared with the existential threat AI now poses to traditional software services, says Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp.

Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp. (KRAK)

Finance

Coinbase, Fannie Mae bring crypto-backed mortgages to homebuyers

The crypto exchange is working with financial technology mortgage firm Better, a Fannie Mae-approved mortgage seller.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen

Finance

Fund services giant Apex to tokenize Bitcoin mining note on Coinbase’s Base platform

Apex will tokenize the Omnes Mining Note “OMN,” an institutional-grade structured note backed by Bitcoin hashrate.

Bitcoin hash rate has surged in 2024 (Hashage)

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AI developers may not be keen on crypto, but stablecoins are the secret to agentic finance, crypto insiders say

The brave new world of autonomous, micro-transacting AI agents is where programmable cryptocurrencies will shine, according to stablecoin experts.

Robot girl (Gabriele Malaspina, Unsplash)

Finance

Former legal executives from crypto exchange OKX unveil DeFi connectivity, risk-rating service

Shredpay targets U.S. retail and institutional users looking for ease of use and a comprehensive risk rating.

The Shredpay founding team (from right to left): Mauricio Beugelmans (CEO), Melissa Muehlfeld (president), Peter Chang (CTO)

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Coinbase says new U.S. tax-reporting rules for crypto are cluttered, confusing

The IRS’s 1099-DA tax form for reporting digital asset gains comes with a burden of over-reporting, Coinbase's tax experts warned.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Dubai crypto regulator says KuCoin exchange is operating without proper license and must stop

The VARA alert comes just a couple of weeks after Austria's financial regulator prohibited the European arm of KuCoin from conducting new business.

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U.S. judge freezes BlockFills assets in dispute over 70 bitcoin with creditor Dominion Capital

A New York federal court barred the crypto trading firm from moving bitcoin tied to Dominion Capital, citing suspended withdrawals and insolvency concerns.

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Finance

New York Stock Exchange owner values crypto exchange OKX at $25 billion in new partnership

ICE also made a strategic investment in OKX at a valuation of $25 billion and plans to launch new tokenized stocks and crypto futures products.

NYSE flags (David Jones/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)