Aoyon Ashraf

Aoyon Ashraf is CoinDesk's Global Head of News and is responsible for all of the editorial content and strategies. He spent almost a decade at Bloomberg covering equities, commodities and tech. Prior to that, he spent several years on the sellside, financing small-cap companies. Aoyon graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in mining engineering. He holds ETH, BTC, and SOL that are above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000. He also holds LINK, ATOM and some other altcoins that are below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Asia Morning Briefing: ETH Bulls Eye $3K as Validator Backbone Upgrade Rolls In

With ETH's bulls eyeing a breakout to $3K, Obol’s Head of Marketing & Ecosystem says that distributed validators are now critical infrastructure as Wall Street takes interest.

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Bitcoin Jumps After Trump Says Growth Will Offset Deficits, Boosting Bull Case for BTC and Gold

Bitcoin rose 0.54% to $107,937 after analyst Will Clemente said Trump’s deficit comments reinforce the bull case for BTC and gold.

Bitcoin price rose 0.54% to $107,937 in 24 hours

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BNB Hovers Above $648 as Maxwell Hard Fork Upgrade Set to Double Block Production Speed

BNB held above $648 Sunday ahead of the Maxwell upgrade, which will cut block time in half and boost scalability, validator sync, and network efficiency.

BNB trades above $648 on June 29 with modest intraday pullback

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Ondo Finance: ‘2025 Will Be the Year of Tokenized Stocks’

Ondo rose 1.5% on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the team announced a major alliance to expand global access to tokenized U.S. securities.

ONDO-USD rebounds toward $0.77 on June 29, 2025

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SUI Rebounds From Key Support as Nasdaq-Listed Lion Group Eyes Treasury Purchase

SUI bounced near $2.58 as Nasdaq-listed Lion Group revealed plans to acquire SUI, SOL and HYPE for its crypto treasury.

SUI-USD trades between $2.58 and $2.66 over 24 hours

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Asia Morning Briefing: Asia's Banks Look to Stablecoins to Prevent Deposit Flight

PLUS: Bakkt is entering the BTC Treasury market with a $1 billion BTC purchase.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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AVAX Underperforms Broader Crypto Market as Short-Term 'Double Top' Pattern Emerges

Avalanche’s token was pushed below key support levels.

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PEPE Slides 5% as Hype Fades Despite Elon Musk's April Nod

Pepe dipped nearly 5% after failed recovery attempts, as Bitcoin dominance rose above 65%, signaling broader market rotation away from altcoins.

PEPE price chart shows steady decline with sharp intraday drop.

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Climbs to $107K as 'War Drums Fade, Risk Appetite Roars'

DNTV Research's Bradley Park explains why the community is important for Korean token listings.

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Bit Digital Exits BTC Mining to Focus Solely on ETH Staking Strategy

Crypto miner Bit Digital will sell off its bitcoin operations to deepen its ETH staking and treasury shift.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)