Ian Allison

Finance

Banking giant Wells Fargo is backing blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.

Feb 13, 2020

Finance

Enterprise blockchain is a catalyst for further spending at Big Blue, according to Jerry Cuomo, IBM’s vice president of blockchain technologies.

Feb 10, 2020

Finance

Crypto businesses are figuring out how to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule.” And putting technical solutions in place is proving to be just as tricky as the legal and operational issues involved.

Feb 4, 2020

Markets

A meetup in Scotland afforded a forensic examination of bitcoin's rollercoaster cycle – with plenty of examples of the emotional trauma that accompanied the ride.

Jan 31, 2020

Policy

Singapore’s newly enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorist-financing (CTF) rules.

Jan 28, 2020

Finance

Three executives have left SDX, the blockchain-based venue for digital asset trading owned by Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group, since the year began, including two founding team members.

Jan 21, 2020

Finance

Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit.

Jan 16, 2020

Tech

The EEA is launching testnet to iron out interoperability issues between commercial ethereum projects.

Jan 15, 2020

Finance

In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150 million crypto storage policy.

Jan 13, 2020

Policy

A strict new regulatory regime is dawning upon European firms handling cryptocurrency. Here’s what AMLD5 will mean for the industry.

Jan 10, 2020