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

Meta's Stablecoin Plan Questioned by Democrats Ahead of Key Senate Vote

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Meta asking whether it's lobbied for the GENIUS Act or has any plans to join an issuer in any way.

Senators Richard Blumenthal (left) and Elizabeth Warren (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Surges Toward $3K on Tentative U.S.–China Trade Pact and Soft U.S. CPI Report

Ether’s 5.6% rally to a 10-day high followed soft May CPI and a draft U.S.-China trade truce, intensifying already brisk institutional demand.

Line chart shows ether rising from about $2,722 to $2,873 with increasing volume bars toward session end.

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bullish to Host $10M Trading Competition

The competition will be judged by a panel of industry veterans.

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Markets

TON Slides as Sell-Off Triggers Spike in Volume With Potential Bearish Pressure Signal

Telegram’s token faces a critical short-term support test amid a technical breakdown.

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Finance

Ondo Finance Debuts $693M Treasury Token on XRP Ledger Amid Soaring RWA Trend

The tokenized treasury market has grown to $7.2 billion, with Ondo's OUSG token being one of the largest token following BlackRock's and Franklin Templeton's offerings.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

VivoPower to Deploy $100M in XRP on Flare, Add Ripple USD for Treasury Operations

The Nasdaq-listed firm, which recently adopted an XRP-focused treasury strategy, aims to generate yield on its digital asset holdings via Flare.

Flare (Osarugue Igbinoba/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether Roars Past $2,700; Popular Trader Declares ‘Beast Mode’

A 6.54% rally lifted ether above $2,700 on heavy volume as traders and executives forecast further upside toward $4,000.

A 24-hour line chart showing ether rising from about $2,575 to $2,745 with corresponding volume bars at bottom

Markets

Ether More Favored by Traders as Volatility Against Bitcoin Hits Highest Since FTX Crash

ETH call options are trading at a higher premium on Deribit, making it more favorable to traders.

BTC's Elliott wave analysis points to a bear market in 2026. (Kanenori/Pixabay)

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Slips Below $110K as 'Signs of Fatigue' Emerging

PLUS: Institutional Ethereum staking might drive ETH’s next rally.

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Markets

Bitcoin Climbs Above $110K, 'At Crossroads' for Next Major Move

One analyst characterized bitcoin's recovery from last week's decline as a "peaceful rally," with buyers stepping in to support the uptrend.

Bitcoin price on June 9 (CoinDesk)