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

Liquid Exchange Attack: Can a Crypto Wallet Ever Be 100% Safe From Hacks?

Custody experts say Thursday’s attack could be related to an earlier Liquid hack last November. Is MPC really to blame?

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Finance

Galaxy Digital Launches DeFi Index Tracker Fund

Tracking the newly launched Bloomberg Galaxy DeFi Index, the fund is seeded by New Zealand’s NZ Funds.

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Finance

Custody Firm Anchorage Launches Governance Voting With DeFi Giant Aave

The Anchorage governance portal looks to boost institutional players’ DeFi involvement.

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Finance

Crypto ETPs' Fees Cost Up to 6 Times More Than Third-Party Custodians'

Research from custody firm Finoa finds it cheaper for big investors to just hold crypto.

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Finance

BitMEX, Deribit Tap Shyft Network for FATF ‘Travel Rule’ Solution

Shyft’s Veriscope product now boasts some 35 crypto service providers including Binance, Bitfinex, Tether and Huobi.

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NYDFS Hiring New Deputy Superintendent for Virtual Currency

The move will bolster the state’s BitLicense regulator following Superintendent Linda Lacewell’s departure.

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Tech

Chainlink Unveils Crypto ‘Keepers’ and Anti-Fraud Blockchain Bridges

“Keepers” can do things like execute limit orders, liquidate under-collateralized loans or just remind a blockchain what time it is.

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Finance

ConsenSys Chief Joe Lubin: Ethereum's 'Enterprise' Play Is Evolving

What does enterprise blockchain mean in the context of Ethereum going big on DeFi and NFTs?

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Finance

Ex-Poker Pros Raise $130M Fund for DeFi Bets

Ascensive Assets’ investors are mainly high-net-worth individuals in Asia connected to the gambling industry.

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EU-Backed Investment Fund Puts $30M Into Crypto VC Firm's New $130M Vehicle

The backing of Fabric Ventures marks the first time a fund affiliated with the European Commission has invested in digital assets.

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