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. Ian graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He holds ETH.

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CDCROP: Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)
Silvergate Closes SEN Platform Institutions Used to Move Money to Crypto Exchanges
Crypto bank warned this week about its ability to remain in business.
CDCROP: Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)
Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)
Compañía de custodia cripto Protego Trust despide a la mayor parte de su personal
Algunos empleados todavía siguen en sus puestos y las operaciones de la empresa están listas para comenzar a funcionar pero el dinero es un problema, dijo una persona familiarizada con la situación.
Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)
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Xapo Bank Integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, Partners with Lightspark
Crypto pioneer Xapo has quietly assembled interest-bearing, deposit-guaranteed USD bank accounts with a view to providing alternative financial services in emerging market countries.
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CDCROP: Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)
Crypto Bank Charter Firm Protego Trust Lays Off Most of Its Workforce: Source
Some employees are still in place and the firm’s operations are ready to launch, but money is a problem, said a person familiar with the situation.
CDCROP: Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)
Dion Chu, Founder and CEO (Term Labs)
Fixed Income DeFi Platform Term Finance Readies for Business
Term Labs, the platform's builder, raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Electric Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures and others.
Dion Chu, Founder and CEO (Term Labs)
Leo Mizuhara CEO and founder; Tama Churchouse, head of strategy (Hashnote)
Institutional DeFi Startup Hashnote Is First to Emerge From Incubator Cumberland Labs
The regulated DeFi asset manager was launched with a $5 million investment from the Web3 incubator.
Leo Mizuhara CEO and founder; Tama Churchouse, head of strategy (Hashnote)
Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing
Crypto Custodian Finoa Gets License Approvals From German Regulator BaFin
The Berlin-based firm also closed a strategic venture round led by Middlegame Ventures.
Finoa founders Chris May (left) and Henrik Gebbing
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
Crypto Conglomerate Digital Currency Group Reports Loss of $1.1B in ‘Challenging’ 2022
DCG held cash and cash equivalents of just $262 million at the end of 2022, while investment assets amounted to $670 million.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
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ConsenSys adquiere herramienta de notificación blockchain Hal para reforzar el desarrollo de Web3
El acuerdo, cuyos términos financieros no se han hecho públicos, aportará 10 empleados de Hal al desarrollador.
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ConsenSys Acquires Easy-to-Use Blockchain Notification Tool 'Hal' to Strengthen Web3 Development
The deal, financial terms of which were not made public, will bring 10 Hal employees to the developer.
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