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

SHIB Surges on Massive Volume After Mid-Day Plunge

Shiba Inu rebounds from intraday low with strong volume support, as traders eye key resistance levels for signs of a bullish breakout.

SHIB rises 1.2% after sharp dip as volume climbs past 500B in 24-hour action

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: All Eyes on TON as Elon Musk Pours Cold Water on xAI Deal Talks

PLUS: BlueSky's Jay Graber says decentralization has a place in her growing social network, but not blockchain or crypto. Trump administration goes to court over trade dispute.

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Finance

Bitcoin and Web3 Wallet Firm Ledger Brings 'Crypto Life' Visa Card to U.S. Users

The card, facilitated by crypto card enabler Baanx, offers users 1% cashback in bitcoin (BTC) or USDC on purchases, and the ability to directly deposit paychecks into the on-chain card account via bank transfer.

ledger-wallet-nano-review-security-card-front

Policy

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls for the End of NYDFS' BitLicense, Proposes 'BitBond'

Speaking at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Adams said getting rid of the BitLicense will "allow us to have the free flow of Bitcoin in our city."

Eric Adams (Credit: Nikhilesh De)

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Finance

BlackRock Mulling 10% Stake in Circle’s IPO, Joining ARK as Potential Buyer: Bloomberg

Circle filed for an initial public offering on Tuesday.

BlackRock's name above a building's entrance.

Finance

DeFi Platform Cork Protocol Suffers $12M Smart Contract Exploit

Cork Protocol has paused all markets as a precaution.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Markets

Toncoin: Telegram's Native Cryptocurrency Soars as Ex-Visa Exec Joins TON Foundation

Toncoin rallies after former Visa executive joins TON Foundation, triggering a surge in volume and renewed market optimism.

TON 24-hour chart showing 15.78% surge and breakout above $3.60 resistance

Markets

SHIB Stalls Below Key Resistance as Whale Activity Collapses 83%.

Large SHIB holders pull back sharply as liquidity shrinks, but analysts say ecosystem growth and long-term token burn plans may offer upside potential.

SHIB price slips 0.78% over 24 hours to $0.00001441 on May 28, 2025

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Finance

GameStop Purchases Over $500M Worth of Bitcoin

GameStop announced the purchase on X on Wednesday but did not offer further details about when the BTC were acquired or the price paid.

A GameStop store (CoinDesk Archive)