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

Crypto Heavyweights Coinbase, Fidelity and Robinhood Back US Anti-Money Laundering Group

The 18-member Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) initiative addresses AML data sharing requirements prescribed by FinCEN.

Image: Shutterstock

Finance

Crypto Custodian Fireblocks Acquires Stablecoin Firm First Digital

The move takes institution-focused Fireblocks into the business-to-consumer and cross-border payments spaces.

Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks)

Finance

JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities

The Wall Street bank has opened a lounge in blockchain-based Decentraland.

JPMorgan's Onyx lounge in Decentraland. (CoinDesk screenshot)

Finance

DARMA Capital Unveils CFTC-Regulated Filecoin Swap Product

The crypto investment firm is making $100 million worth of filecoin available for the first-of-a-kind derivative.

Darma Capital Managing Partner Andrew Keys (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Trading Volume Revs Up at Singapore's DBS Bank

DBS Digital Exchange saw its – albeit modest – trading volume in Q4 2021 grow to $595.5 million, more than double the preceding three quarters.

A DBS Bank branch in Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Teams Up With One River to Offer Separately Managed Accounts

Users of Coinbase Prime now have access to crypto fund manager One River Digital’s trading expertise.

Coinbase share were rallying Friday. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

BlackRock Planning to Offer Crypto Trading, Sources Say

Clients would be able to trade crypto through the firm’s Aladdin investment platform, said one of the sources.

BlackRock headquarters in New York (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

JPMorgan Asset Management Chief Slams Bitcoin in ‘Maltese Falcoin’ Report

Michael Cembalest looks into bitcoin, DeFi, NFTs and more – and doesn’t like what he finds.

(Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Insurance Firm Evertas Wins Lloyd’s of London Approval

Evertas, the first such “coverholder” to specialize in crypto wallets, was sponsored by Lloyd’s syndicate member Arch Insurance.

The Lloyd's of London building (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Alexis Ohanian’s VC Firm to Focus on Crypto With $500M Capital Raise

The Reddit co-founder's 776 Management has raised two new funds and plans to make the majority of its investments in crypto startups.

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder and executive chairman of Reddit, speaks during the Annual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Event in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. NFT.NYC brings together over 500 speakers from the crypto, blockchain, and NFT communities for a three-day event of discussions and workshops. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images