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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Policy

Ava Labs CEO Calls for Crypto Regulators Who Can Read and Audit Code

Emin Gün Sirer, whose company developed the Avalanche (AVAX) layer-1 blockchain, addressed the annual Cornell Blockchain conference on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

Policy

CFTC Adviser Chris Perkins Says U.S. Risks Falling Behind in Crypto

Perkins, who is also president of VC CoinFund, published a set of 10 regulatory principles that form the basis of his advocacy role with the CFTC.

CoinFund President Chris Perkins (CoinFund)

Finance

Cubist Launches Bank-Grade Ethereum Key Management Service

The company also announced Web3 staking provider Ankr as its first key management customer.

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Finance

Binance Rejected Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Huobi Stake: Source

Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Tron CEO Justin Sun (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Next-Generation DeFi Platform M^ZERO Exits Stealth Mode With $22.5M Funding Round

The seed capital was led by Pantera Capital and included the Scaramucci-linked SALT Fund, and Mouro Capital, the venture capital operation connected to the Santander Group.

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Finance

Swiss Government-Owned Bank PostFinance to Offer Customers Crypto

PostFinance will begin offering its 2.5 million customers access to buy, store and sell bitcoin and ether, thanks to a partnership with Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

Finance

Nomura-Backed Komainu to Offer Segregated Crypto Collateral Product for Institutions

Komainu Connect will let clients deploy digital assets in collateralization scenarios, while they remain in segregated custody and verifiable on chain.

Statue of Komainu, the lion-dog (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Kraken Commits to Tougher Rules Required by Canada

Kraken has filed pre-registration paperwork with the Ontario Securities Commission as it works towards becoming a registered Restricted Dealer in Canada.

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Finance

Coinbase Aims to Stay in Canada; Binance Could Be Poised to Exit Amid Regulatory Shakeup

The moves come as the country tightens rules for cryptocurrency exchanges.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Eversheds Sutherland Files for Property Rights Over FTX.com Customer Assets

Lawyers want the court to ring-fence FTX assets frozen in the accounts of non-U.S. customers.

Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Erin Broderick (left) and Sarah Paul (Eversheds Sutherland)