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

FTX EU Sold to Backpack Exchange, Plans Regulated Crypto Derivatives Push Across Europe

FTX’s bankrupt European arm, which held a MiFID II-license under the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), was acquired by Backpack for $32.7 million.

Coral founder Armani Ferrante (Coral)

Finance

Garanti BBVA Kripto Provides Crypto Trading Services in Hint of Things to Come

European banks will soon be offering crypto services to their customers in the EU, according to Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me.

BBVA headquarters in Madrid

Finance

Coinbase Alums Patchwork Take Next Step Toward No-Code Blockchain Development

Patchwork Create is another foundational step towards building no-code applications.

sewing kit (Dinh Pham, Unsplash)

Finance

Custody Firm Taurus Partners With Temenos Bringing Crypto Wallets to Thousands of Banks

Banks that use Temenos core software can now easily create crypto wallets and have exposure to any type of digital assets they want

From left to right: Lamine Brahimi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Co-Founder and CSO; Oren-Olivier Puder, Co-Founder and Chairman; Sébastien Dessimoz,  Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Taurus)

Policy

ESMA Publishes Final Guidance on MiCA Implementation Days Before Deadline

The regulator is releasing final guidance to help member states get ready for MiCA which is set to take effect imminently, as some nations are trailing behind.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app

Finance

Societe Generale Conducts Blockchain-Based Repo Transaction With French Central Bank

SocGen is claiming bragging rights as the first to conduct an on-chain repo transaction with a European central bank.

SocGen branch

Finance

Binance Partners With Circle to Push USDC Stablecoin Adoption Across the Globe

The partnership will bring more USDC trading pairs, special promotions on USDC across trading and other products, Binance CEO Richard Teng said.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Buy and Sell App Relai Raises $12M for Europe Expansion

The Series A round was led by Ego Death Capital, with participation from Plan B Bitcoin Fund, Timechain, and Solit Group.

Swiss flags

Policy

EU Countries Struggle to Implement MiCA as Deadline for Crypto Regulatory Revamp Looms

EU member states that have yet to adapt local law to implement MiCA by year's end include Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Luxembourg and Romania, according to a document shared with CoinDesk.

European Union Flags (Antoine Schibler/Unsplash)