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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Marchés

Ethereum Surges 4% on Massive Volume as Institutional Interest Grows

Ethereum's dramatic recovery from $2,513 low demonstrates renewed market confidence amid volatility.

Ethereum price chart shows 4.2% rise to $2,658 with sharp volume spike and steady uptrend.

Finance

Stablecoin Giant Circle Files for IPO on NYSE

The company's shares will trade under the ticker "CRCL."

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle. (Getty Images)

Marchés

Asia Morning Briefing: Thai Banks May Soon Hold Crypto, SCB 10X CEO Signals Sandbox Push

PLUS: SCB 10X's new CEO, Kaweewut Temphuwapat, predicts clearer regulations and fintech innovation in Thailand will drive stronger crypto deal flow across Southeast Asia.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Marchés

Bitcoin Rally Stalls Below $110K as Short-Term Holders Take $11B Profits

Most U.S. markets were closed for Monday's holiday, but European stocks reacted positively to Trump's moratorium on 50% tariffs.

Bitcoin price on May 26 (CoinDesk)

Publicité

Finance

Trump Media Seeks to Raise $3B for Crypto Purchase: FT

The capital raise would see the Trump-linked firm joining a slew of public companies following the playbook of Michael Saylor's Strategy.

President Donald Trump (Shutterstock)

Finance

Dubai Unveils Real Estate Tokenization Platform on XRP Ledger Amid $16B Initiative

The new platform lets investors buy fractional ownership in Dubai property, with title deeds tokenized on the XRP Ledger network.

Dubai

Juridique

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Sentence Could Be Cut by Over 4 Years: Business Insider

His sentence could be reduced due to accumulated “Good Conduct Time” and participation in prison programs.

Sam Bankman-Fried on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

Marchés

Ethereum Surges 5% to Break $2,550 Resistance Amid Institutional Confidence

Ethereum breaks $2,550 with bullish momentum as traders eye $2,800, defying macro uncertainty and gaining strength from strong demand zones below.

Ethereum 24-hour price chart showing 2.4% gain to $2,551.19 on May 26, 2025

Publicité

Technologies

Binance Square Starts Livestream for Traders, Taking on Other Social Media Platforms

Users will be able to watch experienced traders execute their strategies live.

Binance to Wind Down Derivatives in Europe, Malaysia Orders Closure

Marchés

Dogecoin Extends Rally as Whale Accumulation Signals Growing Confidence

The meme cryptocurrency breaks key resistance levels with strong volume, showing resilience as economic uncertainties push investors toward alternative assets.

DOGE 24-hour chart shows 4% gain and steady rise toward $0.23 on May 26, 2025