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

Tron's Justin Sun Wins $6M Beeple in 'Green' NFT Auction

CarbonDrop, the three-day NFT auction, raised a total of $6.66 million for the Open Earth Foundation.

A screenshot of Beeple's "OCEAN FRONT"

Finance

Russia's Darknet Criminals Have Novel Crypto Cash-Out System: 'Buried Treasure'

A darknet ad flagged by the crypto sleuths at Elliptic says vendors will bury vacuum-packed physical cash “5-20 cm under the ground.”

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Policy

Financial Watchdogs Have DeFi in Their Sights, Alter Wording Around NFTs

The FATF guidance makes a careful change of terminology, which appears to be a nod in the direction of NFTs.

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Finance

Artists Back 'Green' NFT Sale Citing Concerns Over Crypto's Environmental Impact

The collaborative effort involving RNDR, Nifty Gateway and Beeple includes carbon offsets and a donation to the Open Earth Foundation.

"Dusk" by Sara Ludy, one of the artists involved in the CarbonDrop NFT sale.

Finance

Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Teams With Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual

The Singapore crypto lender toughed it through the bear market and now has $250 million locked and lended.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Adds Support for HEGIC, RAD and RLY

Further proof that centralized custodians can support the decentralized web, said Anchorage co-founder Diogo Mónica.

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Finance

How eToro Got Ready to Go Public

CEO Yoni Assia says he beat Elon Musk by 10 years when it comes to adding bitcoin to the balance sheet.

eToro founder Yoni Assia

Finance

Ledger Doubles Down on Institutional Crypto With New Business Unit and Hiring Push

Banks used to tell Ledger they wanted to do “blockchain, not bitcoin.” Not anymore.

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Finance

ConsenSys Confidential: Ethereum Builder Is Back in Growth Mode, Document Reveals

ConsenSys staffers waiting for equity payouts may soon be in luck, according to an internal document revealing the company’s recent good fortune.

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Finance

CipherTrace Releases Its FATF-Friendly AML Tools for Crypto Exchanges

Cryptocurrency firms in Singapore already need to have a Travel Rule solution in place to get a license.

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