Ian Allison
Unclaimed profileReporter, CoinDesk
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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.
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Ian Allison has been covering regulatory shifts in crypto, including Europe’s MiCA deadline impact on unlicensed firms, exchange leadership changes, and legal disputes over funds. They also report on major players like Coinbase exploring new stablecoin platforms.