Author: Nicholas Collinson

Half the year gone, and worth a quick pause to take stock. Alnistar’s client work continues to sit at the intersection of digital assets, regulation, and old-fashioned business pragmatism — helping founders translate ambitious ideas into things a regulator, a bank, or an investor can actually say yes to. Developing relationships across the sector in…… Continue reading Mid-Year Check-In

A real highlight this month — we hosted Bob Ferguson from Fairfield, Iowa at Les Cotils for an Innovate Guernsey speaker event on 22 June. There’s something valuable about bringing in a perspective from somewhere with a completely different economic model and asking what, if anything, transfers. Guernsey doesn’t need to copy anyone, but it…… Continue reading Learning from Elsewhere

Two very different projects, one common thread. I was on a panel at a Bitcoin Summit this month talking about Bitcoin and stablecoins side by side — it’s a discussion that’s matured a lot even in the last year, moving past “which one wins” and into how they actually complement each other in a treasury…… Continue reading Bitcoin, Branches, and Building Things Properly

Some real momentum to report this month. Conversations that have been running quietly in the background for a while are starting to convert into firm commitments, which is always the best feeling in this line of work — the slow build finally showing itself. It’s also been a good month for getting out and talking…… Continue reading A Big Vote of Confidence

February has been dominated by conversations about digital finance regulation. I took part in a GFSC Digital Forum roundtable looking specifically at stablecoins — yield, reward structures, and how a regulator squares consumer protection with genuine innovation. It’s encouraging to see the GFSC engaging this directly rather than waiting for the rest of the world…… Continue reading Stablecoins on the Regulator’s Radar

So much activity in 2025 for Alnistar it’s difficult to know where to begin, so, rather reflect on what was a ‘hard work’ year, this post looks forward to the culmination of this work bearing fruit. Alnistar has clients from a variety of different sectors, industries and jusrisdictions, but the one common thread heading into…… Continue reading Bye Bye 2025, Hello 2026

Crypto Markets in Turmoil: What’s Behind Today’s Crash and How It Connects to Broader Trends The cryptocurrency market is experiencing one of its sharpest corrections in recent memory. Bitcoin has plunged to around $84,000, Ethereum is trading near $2,800, and major altcoins like XRP, Solana, and BNB have all posted losses exceeding 5% in the…… Continue reading November Update

Last week marked the inaugural Digital Assets Conference (https://digitalconferenceguernsey.gg/), bringing together visionary speakers, dynamic panel discussions (including one which our CEO Nicholas had the pleasure of joining), and the event was capped off a spectacular Red Arrows display which we had the pleasure of viewing from the rooftop offices of Artemis Fiduciaries at Admiral Plaza.…… Continue reading A transformative week for digital innovation in Guernsey.

Yes, September arrives, and the kids are off to school. For Alnistar the month ahead is a mixture of tying up some loose ends with clients now that they’ve returned to work. Closing some important negotiations, and of course some more pleasurable activities including the opportunity to speak on a panel at the Guernsey Digital…… Continue reading Back to school…

Whilst many companies slow down during the summer months, here at Alnistar we have been filling our days across a variety of activities. Several interesting blockchain concepts have presented themselves, including a tokenisation platform and a crypto social media platform. There will be more updates on these as they develop in the coming months. On…… Continue reading In the heat of summer