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

Sony’s Blockchain Partner Startale Launches Dollar Stablecoin on Soneium

The Startale USD token, developed with M0, aims to power payments and rewards across the electronics giant Sony's Web3 ecosystem.

Sony (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

CNN to Use Kalshi Prediction Markets Across Its News Coverage

The deal brings market-implied probabilities into CNN’s newsroom and introduces a Kalshi-powered ticker for segments that rely on event contracts.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

AAVE Rallies 14% as Bybit, Mantle Integration Connects DeFi Lender to 70M Users

The DeFi lender's native token broke above key resistance level, eyeing $190 as the next target level.

AAVE Jumps 4.36% to $188.19 on Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Integration

Markets

Amazon Enters AI Arms Race as Crypto and Risk Asset Fears Mount

The pivot to AI comes with risks, including heavy borrowing and concerns about sustainability, with potential shortfalls if demand for AI slows.

(Shutterstock)

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Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Breaks Out Vs VIX, Setting Up Possible Pair Trade Opportunity

The spread between BTC and S&P 500 implied volatility indices is widening again.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Why Coinbase Shares Still Have 90% Upside Despite Crypto Pullback, According to Wall Street Analyst

Bernstein kept its Street-high $510 price target on Coinbase, citing strong fundamentals and product expansion.

Coinbase

Markets

Polkadot Surges 13% After Breaking Above Key Resistance

The token outpaced broader crypto markets as volume spiked 34% above weekly averages.

Polkadot (DOT) Surges 8% to $2.27 on Institutional Volume Spike

Finance

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Heats Up

Kalshi secures a massive funding boost led by Paradigm, widening its lead over Polymarket as trading volumes surge and both platforms pursue fresh capital.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Goldman's $2B ETF Issuer Takeover Is Both a Blessing and a Curse for Crypto

Although the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management does not directly mention crypto, it does inherently imply that Goldman Sachs is expanding into the digital assets arena.

New Jersey Skyline. Goldman Sachs Tower to the left. (Tomasmartinez/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk

Finance

New Crypto Hedge Fund With $100M Seed Capital Targets BTC-Linked Institutional Alpha

The new fund is targeted at institutional allocators, including family offices and sovereign investors.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)