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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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Capital Markets Blockchains Are Finally Getting Go-Live Dates
Big financial market infrastructure players detailed their progress on blockchain conversions, with real timelines for going live, at Consensus 2018.
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By Ian Allison
May 17, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
May 17, 2018
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Derivatives
Axoni, Clearmatics Claim Milestone for Blockchain Interoperability
In a first for interoperability, Axoni and Clearmatics have shown how a derivative contract written on one blockchain can be settled on another.
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By Ian Allison
May 17, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
May 17, 2018
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Consensys
AWS Moves to Simplify Production-Grade Business Blockchains
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with ethereum startup ConsenSys to make enterprise blockchains easier to deploy.
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By Ian Allison
May 15, 2018 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2018
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Ethereum
JP Morgan's New DLT Lead: We're Not Done With Blockchain Innovation
Christine Moy, Amber Baldet's successor at JPMorgan, shares her thoughts on the future of enterprise DLT and the role of public blockchain networks.
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By Ian Allison
May 10, 2018 at 3:39 a.m. UTC
May 10, 2018
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Markets
Exchanges
The Next Generation of Crypto Exchanges Has One Big Missing Piece
Decentralized exchanges could unlock the potential of blockchains, but they face pragmatic issues today in gaining the marketshare of alternatives.
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By Ian Allison
May 7, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2018
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Insurance
Inclusive Insurance? Businesses See Blockchain As Change-Enabler
A perfect storm of new tech including blockchain, the internet of things and big data analytics is changing the outlook for microinsurance.
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By Ian Allison
May 3, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
May 3, 2018
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Ethereum
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Back – And It's Got a Roadmap to Prove It
Nearly 18 months since forming, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has published a guide to the building blocks that will make up its open standards.
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By Ian Allison
May 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2018
EthereumEnterprise Ethereum AllianceFeaturesUse Cases & VerticalsBusiness News
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Markets
Identity
BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition
BMW, Ford, GM and Renault have joined with tech providers to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on blockchain for the automotive industry.
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By Ian Allison
May 2, 2018 at 11:20 a.m. UTC
May 2, 2018
IdentityPaymentsInternet of ThingsConsortiaFordAutomotiveBMWGeneral MotorsFeaturesUse Cases & VerticalsBusiness News
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Privacy
Banking Giant ING Is Quietly Becoming a Serious Blockchain Innovator
Dutch bank ING, which made a splash last year with a modification to zero-knowledge proofs, is adding another innovative wrinkle to privacy in DLT.
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By Ian Allison
Apr 30, 2018 at 3:55 a.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2018
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Derivatives
Barclays, Goldman Champion ISDA Standard for Blockchain Derivatives
U.K.-based bank Barclays is pushing hard for a data standard for derivatives, as a foundation for that market to adopt distributed ledger technology.
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By Ian Allison
Apr 26, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2018
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