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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Finance

Dutch Bank ING Said to Be Working on a New Stablecoin With Other TradFi and Crypto Firms

ING’s stablecoin project could take the form of a consortium effort including some other banks and crypto service providers, two people familiar with the plans said.

ING bank (Sundry Photography/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Holding Near $87K While Stocks Slump a 'Strong Sign' of Maturing BTC Sentiment

The top cryptocurrency has never held so well with volatility being so high, according to macroeconomic expert Lawrence McDonald.

Bull and bear (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Chart of the Week: 'Dire Picture' for BTC Miners as Revenue Flatlines Near Record Low

Despite bitcoin trading around $84,000, miner revenue has decreased due to the recent halving event and rising operational costs.

(Colin Anderson/Getty Images)

Tech

KiloEx's KILO Token Surges as Funds Recovered Swiftly After ‘Sophisticated’ Hack

The firm will be awarding a 10% bounty to white hat hackers involved in the resolution of the exploit.

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)

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Markets

Solana Surges 4.5% as Canada Launches First Spot ETFs

North American institutional interest grows as SOL reclaims DEX dominance over Ethereum with 16% weekly gain.

SOL 24-hour chart with price rising to $134.60 after ETF news.

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

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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)

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)