Ian Allison

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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OKX lost its head of global compliance after six months in post. (Shutterstock)
OKX’s Global Compliance Chief Left After Six Months
Patrick Donegan, whose LinkedIn profile says he managed a team of 300 people around the world, was at OKX from August 2023 to January 2024.
OKX lost its head of global compliance after six months in post. (Shutterstock)
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Amid Giant Crypto Rally, Hopes for Another DeFi Summer Soar
Since the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs in January, DeFi looks ascendant, triggering memories of 2020, aka DeFi Summer, when the space bustled with activity.
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OKX Quietly Settled Regulatory 'Failings' With Malta Financial Services Authority
The 304,000 euro ($329,000) “goodwill” settlement with MFSA related to OKX’s Okcoin Europe subsidiary.
Malta (Nick Fewings / Unsplash)
HSBC's building in Hong Kong. (Christian Mueller/Shutterstock)
HSBC’s Gold Token Goes Live for Retail Investors in Hong Kong
HSBC is claiming bragging rights for being the first bank to create a blockchain-based real world asset aimed at retail investors.
HSBC's building in Hong Kong. (Christian Mueller/Shutterstock)
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Insurance Broker Marsh Introduces $825M Crypto Custody Coverage
The new insurance product will support organizations with digital assets held offline in cold storage, as well other custody solutions such as Multi-Party Computation (MPC).
Marsh McLennan (Shutterstock)
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Kraken Unveils Qualified Custody for Institutions in Crypto-Friendly Wyoming
Kraken Institutional operates under the exchange’s state-chartered banking license in Wyoming, attained back in 2020.
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Brevan Howard-Backed Tokenization Firm Libre Goes Live
Libre has added a tokenized version of a BlackRock money-market fund so investors can earn yield while parking their capital.
Libre CEO Avtar Sehra (Libre)
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Crypto Custody Firm Cordial Systems Names Jump Crypto as Client as It Exits Stealth
Cordial Treasury gives all the software to the customer, not just a bit of a cryptographic key.
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Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon and Others Test Enterprise Blockchain for Tokenized Assets
The Canton pilot allowed 15 asset managers, 13 banks, four custodians and three exchanges to seamlessly transact and settle tokenized assets.
Goldman Sachs logo (CoinDesk archives)
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Grayscale Plans Low-Fee GBTC Spinoff: the Bitcoin Mini Trust
Bitcoin ETF manager Grayscale is seeking permission from the SEC to spin out a percentage of GBTC shares to seed the new Bitcoin Mini Trust product, according to a filing on...
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