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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Policy

DOJ Ties Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million 'Pig Butchering' Seizure

Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank, wired millions in embezzled funds to scammers who promised crypto riches and was arrested in 2024. Now, a DOJ complaint shows he was the single largest victim in a global "pig butchering" USDT laundering network.

Shan Hanes mugshot (Morton County Jail/DoJ Filing)

Markets

Crypto Lenders Hold Nearly $60B of Assets as New Wave of DeFi Adoption Sweeps In: Report

DeFi protocols are expanding into tokenized real-world assets, with crypto-native asset managers playing a key role in capital allocation and governance, according to a new report.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

SUI Reverses After Wild Swings; Trading Volume Spikes 11% Above 30-Day Average

Sui dropped nearly 4% after an intraday rally failed near $2.82, with 24-hour volume jumping 11% above the 30-day average during volatile trading.

SUI price chart showing 24-hour volatility with peak near $2.92 and support near $2.72

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Markets

UNI Rallies 70% From April Lows With Bullish Pattern Taking Shape, Up 24% in Past 30 Days

UNI posted seven weekly gains in eight weeks, reversing its 2025 downtrend with a 70% rally from April lows and forming a V-shaped recovery pattern this week.

Line chart showing UNI rebounding from $7.14 to $7.76 before consolidating near $7.47 in the latest 24-hour session.

Markets

Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation

Bitcoin price was little changed and traded just above $104,000 as policymakers expect stickier inflation and slower growth.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Litecoin Bucks Bearish Trend as ETF Hopes Climb Amid Rising Global Tension

From a technical perspective, LTC's price action showed resilience, with support solidifying in the $83.48-$83.57 range.

Litecoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

BNB Hits Resistance at $654 as Israel-Iran Conflict Rattles Crypto Traders

BNB is struggling to break above a resistance level of $654, with price swings driven by global unease due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

Coinbase Derivatives, Nodal Clear Plan to Use USDC as Collateral for Futures Trades

The move is expected to mark the first time a stablecoin is accepted as collateral for margined futures in the U.S.

Stock trading chart next to watchlist (Tötös Ádám/Unsplash)

Finance

A Startup Is Looking to Pay 30% Yield by Tokenizing AI Infrastructure

Compute Labs’ tokens offer fractionalized ownership of industrial-grade NVIDIA H200 GPUs, which would retail at around $30,000 for a single unit.

computer processors (Shutterstock)