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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Markets

ADA Takes a Hard Fall as Traders Feel the Heat of War in the Middle East

ADA dropped to $0.5478 amid heightened geopolitical tension, even as Ford lends its name to a blockchain legal-data pilot built on the network.

ADA 24-hour price chart showing drop from $0.586 to $0.5464 and last price at $0.5478

Markets

Dogecoin Drops 8% but Shows V-Shaped Recovery in Boost for Bulls

Memecoin rebounds from sharp correction as volume-based support suggests potential bottom formation.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin Rallies Above $102K After Panic Sellers Dump Into War Fears

Bitcoin fell to $101K before reversing sharply with high-volume support, as hedge fund James Lavish rebukes war-driven selling.

Bitcoin price chart showing low of $100,962, high of $103,970, and last price above $102,800

Markets

ETH Drops 8% in Flash Crash, Recovers After Buyers Step In

Ether plunged to $2,224 before bouncing back to $2,292, with five times normal trading volume fueling a fast recovery.

Ether 24-hour price chart showing crash from $2,406 to $2,224 and partial recovery to $2,292

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The Probability of Iran Blocking Strait of Hormuz Surges to 52% On Polymarket After Trump's Air Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facility

BTC held above $100K, continuing its boring multi-week rangeplay.

(LoboStudioHamburg/Pixabay)

Finance

Czech Government Survives No-Confidence Vote Over $45M Bitcoin Donation

Lawmakers rejected an attempt to oust Prime Minister Fiala after a controversial $45M bitcoin donation to the state was accepted.

Czech Republic flag on top of building in Prague (R M/Unsplash)

Markets

What Are Savvy Bitcoin and Ether Traders Preparing for as Summer Approaches?

Traders are seemingly shoring up their defenses.

Traders get defensive as summer nears. (Familyschaffner/Pixabay)

Markets

Solana's SOL Holds $140 Support as Reversal Pattern Gains Strength

SOL dipped 5% before stabilizing at $140, with technical indicators pointing to a potential upside breakout if resistance is cleared.

Solana (SOL) price movement showing high at $142.91, low at $135.96, and last price at $140.46

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BNB Slips Below Key Support as Traders Brace for Maxwell Upgrade and Mideast Shockwaves

The drop comes ahead of the Maxwell hard fork, which is expected to bring in a number of improvements, including transaction throughput.

BNB monthly price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ARK Invest Dumps $146.3M More Circle Shares After Meteoric 670% IPO Surge

The move comes as ARK added shares of AMD, Shopify, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)