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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Finance

OKX Settles U.S. DOJ Charges, Pays Over $500M Penalty and Forfeiture

An OKX subsidiary said it resolved a U.S. DOJ investigation.

OKCoin, Star Xu

Finance

Crypto Custody Firms BitGo and Copper Deliver Off-Exchange Settlement for Deribit

Clients of BitGo and Copper can now trade spot and derivatives on Deribit while assets are secured off-exchange.

Brett Reeves, head of BitGo’s Go Network (BitGo)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Deribit Still in Talks to Be Acquired by Kraken: Source

A second source said U.S.-listed exchange Coinbase has also been kicking the tires of Deribit.

Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers (Extreme right) at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum L1 Monad Joins Forces With Orderly Network for DeFi Boost

The arrival of the Monad testnet will provide traders with a fast EVM-compatible building site and the possibility of airdrops on the L1.

Orderly Chief Operating Officer Arjun Arora (Orderly)

Finance

Binance.US Restores US Dollar Deposits and Withdrawals After Surviving Chokepoint 2.0

Access to fiat services begins Wednesday, and will be gradually rolled out to all eligible customers over the coming days, Binance.US said.

Binance.US Chief Operating Officer Christopher Blodgett (Binance.US)

Finance

Bitcoin Staking Platform Core Joins Crypto Lender Maple and Custodians BitGo, Copper, Hex Trust

The ability to earn yield on bitcoin and potentially unleash a new wave of liquidity into the DeFi ecosystem has become a hot topic of late.

Maple Finance's Sid Powell (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenization Platform Midas Expands Yield-Bearing Tokens With DeFi-Fund-Linked Offerings

The new Liquid Yield Tokens (LYT) offer a floating value based on DeFi funds, starting with Edge Capital, RE7 Capital, and MEV Capital.

Midas CEO Dennis Dinkelmeyer (Midas)

Finance

ConsenSys Twice Hit by Operation Chokepoint, CEO Lubin Credits Bank for Fighting Back

The MetaMask creator survived by having redundant backup accounts, said Lubin, who was also personally targeted.

ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Galaxy and BitGo Buddy Up for Crypto Staking Despite Legal Spat

The firms are driven by compelling mutual benefits: Galaxy gains extra staking business and BitGo customers are able to use staked assets as collateral for loans and trading.

Galaxy founder Mike Novogratz (Shutterstock)

Finance

Kraken Brings Back Crypto Staking for U.S. Customers

Kraken, which was forced to shutter its staking products in early 2023 thanks to the SEC, has re-introduced on-chain staking for U.S. clients in 39 state territories.

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