Latest from Ian Allison
Banks Edge Closer to Ethereum 2.0 Staking
Switzerland-based Sygnum Bank is helping institutional clients get staking rewards from the new Ethereum network. And they’re not alone.

Big Time Studios to Push ‘Play-to-Earn’ Through Binance NFT Marketplace
“Every gaming company that I speak with now is researching NFTs,” said Big Time CEO Ari Meilich.

Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank Gets Into DeFi
Custody and trading services for DeFi tokens is the first step, to be followed by a suite of yield-generating products.

Stake Technologies Raises $10M Ahead of Polkadot and Kusama Auctions
With auctions to win a place building on the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem beginning soon, projects are coming out with strategies to secure one of the coveted slots.

State Street Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Division
State Street says it plans to evolve into a “multi-asset platform” to support cryptocurrency trading and more.

Solana-Based Oxygen Taps Jump Trading in Bid to Be DeFi’s Top ‘Prime Brokerage’
Oxygen will enter its beta stage in the next two to three months, co-founder Alex Grebnev said.

SEC’s Peirce Warns Against Stifling Crypto Innovation
“You can have pretty effective self-regulation,” Peirce said in an interview with the Financial Times.

Blockchain Staking Firm Blockdaemon Raises $28M in Series A Funding
The round was led by Greenspring Associates and included Goldman Sachs.

Polkadot’s Kusama Network to Start Parachain Auctions Next Week
The start date was heralded by the upgrade to Kusama’s Statemine parachain, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood said Tuesday.

Amazon Looks to Hire Blockchain Staffers With Experience of DeFi
“Experience in Decentralized Finance a plus,” the ad says.

