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

Copper to Lay Off Up to 15% of Staff, Focus on Crypto Custody, Settlement

The process is just getting under way and the company, which employs about 300, said it cannot put an exact number on job losses.

Copper CEO Dmitry Tokarev (Copper)

Finance

Web3 Investor Paradigm’s VP of Engineering Tal Broda Exits

The executive, who joined Paradigm a year ago from Citadel Securities, said he will pursue opportunities closer to his prior experience.

Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum-Based Carbon Tracker Carbonable Raises $1.2M to Tackle Greenwashing

Carbonable was launched on Ethereum layer 2 scaling system StarkNet, whose parent company Starkware is also an investor.

Carbonable co-founders Guillaume Leti (left) and Ramzi Laieb (Carbonable)

Finance

Banking Giant State Street Cuts Ties With Crypto Custody Firm Copper

State Street and Copper have mutually decided to end their licensing agreement, a spokesman for the bank said.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Copper Shelves Enterprise Business: Source

Focusing on Copper’s Clear Loop custody and settlement business made more economic sense going forward.

A Copper-branded keychain. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi-Focused Asset Manager MEV Capital Offers Uniswap Hedging Strategy

The firm uses options contracts issued by crypto derivatives specialist OrBit Markets to hedge liquidity providers’ positions.

MEV Capital Chief Investment Officer Laurent Bourquin (MEV Capital)

Finance

Coinbase Is Adding DeFi Apps Uniswap and Aave to Its Base Blockchain: Source

A person familiar with the process said Uniswap would probably appear on Base in a couple of months.

Base booth at ETHDenver (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Payments Specialist Stellar Bridges Fiat and Stablecoins to Polkadot

The Spacewalk bridge built by recent parachain winner Pendulum is focused on connecting DeFi to forex markets.

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Finance

JPMorgan Is Cutting Ties With Crypto Exchange Gemini: Source

Coinbase said its banking relationship with JPMorgan remains intact.

Gemini co-owners Tyler (left) and Cameron Winklevoss (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Banking Firm BCB Prepares U.S. Dollar Payments to Plug Silvergate Gap

BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said he hopes to have dollar fiat-to-crypto rails in place and ready to go live early in the second quarter.

BCB Group founder and CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)