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

Creators of DeFi Firm Aave Launch Social Media Developer Network Lens Chain

Lens Chain mainnet goes live using an inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain designed for building decentralized social media applications.

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, speaks at Consensus 2019.

Finance

Creators of DeFi Firm Aave Simplify Its Family Self Custody Wallet

Avara, the parent company of Aave, is allowing users of its Family Wallet to onboard with email or SMS, rather than messing around with seed phrases.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

BlockFi Appeals to Creditors to Come Forward and Claim Bankruptcy Distributions

With a May 15 deadline looming, just 43% of non-U.S. customers have claimed their distributions.

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OKX Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans Leaves the Exchange

According to Beugelmans’ Linkedin profile, he spent three years and eight months at the exchange.

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Crypto Card Firm Baanx Partners With Circle for Rewards Wallet

The Rewards Wallet, built using programmable wallet infrastructure from Circle, allows crypto holders access to cashback, fee discounts, and other subscription perks.

Group photo of the Baanx team

Finance

LatAm Exchange TruBit Taps Crypto Lending Platform Morpho for DeFi Earn Offering

A better user experience can be created by having fintech at the front and DeFi at the back, also known as a “DeFi mullet.”


Finance

Sam Altman’s World Network in Talks With Visa for Stablecoin Payments Wallet: Source

The move will make World Wallet into a "mini bank account" for anyone who wants it, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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Former Bittrex Execs Raise $40M in Bitcoin to Back Barbados-Licensed Insurance Firm

Barbados-regulated Tabit Insurance raised a $40 million insurance facility funded entirely by bitcoin (BTC).

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Blockdaemon Acquires DeFi Connectivity Firm Expand to Bring Institutions to Web3

expand.network provides API access to DeFi, enabling connections to over 170 endpoints, including DEXs, bridges, lending protocols and oracles.

CEO Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)

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Industrial Tech Giant Siemens Adopts IoT Blockchains From Minima

Minima’s IoT-focused blockchains will be embedded into Siemens’ devices across the automotive, robotics and energy sectors.

Headshot of Minima CEO Hugo Feiler