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

Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority

Crypto lobbyists also dropped a lawsuit against the IRS.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips With XRP, ADA as Nvidia's Massive $5.5B Charge Sours Investor Sentiment

Nvidia shares plummeted 8% after the U.S. banned its H20 chip sales to China, impacting equities and the crypto market.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (BagoGames/Flickr)

Finance

CleanSpark Ditches Bitcoin 'HODL' Strategy to Stop Dilution Via Equity Raise

CleanSpark's holdings now exceed 12,000 BTC, worth just over $1 billion at current prices.

A photo of four mining rigs

Markets

Tether, Galaxy, Ledn Dominate CeFi Crypto Lending as DeFi Borrowing Soars, Research Shows

Total crypto lending is still down 43% from its 2021 peak, but decentralized platforms have seen a significant growth, Galaxy reported.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

XRP, SOL and ADA Flash Bullish Patterns as Traders Eye Recovery

XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) tokens are exhibiting technical strength in a signal of potential short-term price recoveries, data indicates.

Watch out for a spike in key bond market index. (Pixabay)

Markets

XRP Surges 13.7% as Rare Bullish Cross Signals Potential Rally

XRP shows strong momentum with consistent higher lows and breakout volume suggesting further upside potential.

XRP 24-hour chart showing upward trend, price at $2.1467 with slight gain.

Finance

Visa Is Joining the Paxos, Robinhood Stablecoin Consortium: Sources

Paxos’ Global Dollar Network (USDG) also includes Kraken, Galaxy Digital, Anchorage Digital, Bullish (the owner of CoinDesk) and Nuvei.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Markets

Chart of the Week: Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is Flashing Possible Bitcoin Bottom

The bitcoin to VIX ratio might be signalling a potential long-term bottom for BTC price.

(PATSTOCK/Getty Images)

Markets

'A Joke Wrapped in Volatility': Fartcoin Rallies Absurd 300% Defying Global Market Carnage

One trader noted that Fartcoin's face-melting outperformance is the "perfect metaphor" for the current times when even traditional assets trade like a joke.

Balloon (Pascal Bullan/Unsplash)