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

Ethereum Foundation Moves $165M in ETH to Participate in DeFi

The ether allocation comes amidst leadership changes aimed at improving technical expertise, communication, and support for app builders.

Vitalik Buterin

Policy

Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan: ‘It Would Be an Honor to Serve My Country Again’

Gambaryan has been recommended for several high profile crypto crime fighting roles by people associated with the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, which Donald Trump attended.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Markets

Google Searches for 'How to Buy Crypto' Skyrocket as Trump Flips the 'Overton Window'

Google data show peak retail interest in cryptocurrencies as the market gears up for Trump's inauguration speech.

Google show peak retail interest in cryptocurrencies. (Pixabay)

Markets

Balaji Blasts Memecoins, Calling Them 'Zero-Sum Lottery’ as TRUMP Token Sends Market In Frenzy

The former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz said in a thread on X that memecoins aren’t wealth creation.

Balaji Srinivasan image via CoinDesk archives

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Markets

Solana’s TVL Crosses $10B for First Time Since FTX Collapse After TRUMP Memecoin Launch

The launch of Donald Trump’s official memecoin on Solana has not only boosted the cryptocurrency’s price and trading volume, but also perceived odds of a SOL ETF.

Quantum block explorer (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Ball to Celebrate Trump's Return Marks Hope for New Era of Policymaking

Crypto leaders attended a pre-inaugural bash in Washington, cheering Trump's return to the White House and hoping it will benefit digital assets.

Christian Narvaez

Policy

Crypto PAC Fairshake Steps Up For an Encore in Florida Special Elections

The campaign-financial operation that shook the 2024 elections has returned to dabble in Florida congressional seats vacated by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.

Fairshake PAC influenced 2024 congressional elections

Policy

SEC's Last Major Legal Official Exits, Leaving Clean Slate for Trump Era

With the general counsel stepping down, some of the main characters in the crypto industry's recent clashes with the Securities and Exchange Commission are out.

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Markets

XRP Hits 7-Year High Above $3 as Large Holders Accumulate $3.8B of Tokens

Growing speculation of a potential spot XRP ETF is one of the factors driving the surge, one crypto analyst said.

Bitcoin Bulls (Unsplash)

Policy

Eight U.S. Blockchain Lobby Groups Unite Ahead of Trump's Crypto Friendly Regime

The Texas Blockchain Council is optimistic about Trump’s comeback — but miners may face new difficulties in Texas.

Lee Bratcher (Texas Blockchain Council)