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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Tech

Ethereum’s Kaleido Collaborates With Polygon for Web3 Adoption

Polygon Edge, a gas-free and easy to access scaling service targeting business users, was unveiled at Ethereum’s annual community gathering in Paris.

Kaleido CEO Steve Cerveny speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Binance.US Starts Affiliate Marketing Program, Taking Aim at Coinbase

A Binance.US representative pointed to recent reports that rival exchange Coinbase is shuttering its affiliate program.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Finance

French Banking Giant BNP Paribas Enters Crypto Custody Space: Sources

The French bank will be working with crypto custody specialists Metaco and Fireblocks.

(Reinhardhauke/Wikimedia)

Finance

Plaid Adds Crypto Account Data to Its Platform

The information will be in read-only mode.

Plaid is adding crypto exchange account data. (SarahCreates/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Copper Soon to Close Delayed Funding Round: Sources

Copper’s Series C round will value the company around $2 billion, according to two sources. The firm sought a $3 billion valuation in November.

(Karim Ghantous/Unsplash)

Finance

ING Bank Spins Off Its Crypto Custody Platform to GMEX Group

Pyctor will continue to work with the Dutch bank.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Blockchain.com Faces $270M Hit on Loans to Three Arrows Capital

Blockchain.com “remains liquid, solvent and our customers will not be impacted,” wrote CEO Peter Smith in a letter to shareholders.

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith in 2015 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Three Execs Leave JPMorgan This Week to Join Crypto Firms

The latest exits are former managing director Eric Wragge and digital innovation lead Puja Samuel.

Crypto winter hasn't fazed a trio of ex-JPMorgan executives. (Ed Shipul/Flickr)

Finance

Is MakerDAO Becoming ‘a Company Run by Politics’?

A series of recent votes prompted the largest governance participation in Maker’s history, with VCs on one side and the founding team on the other.

MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archives

Finance

Former JPMorgan Banker Joins Pantera Capital as COO

Samir Shah had worked at the Wall Street firm for 12 years, spanning roles in sales, strategy and digital.

(Getty Images)