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

Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Gemini Confidentially Filed for a U.S IPO: Bloomberg

Gemini has hired Goldman Sachs and Citigroup for the potential IPO, the report said.

Gemin's Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Image Catcher News Service/Getty Images)

Policy

OCC Says Banks Can Engage in Crypto Custody and Certain Stablecoin Activities

OCC lifts approval and control requirements for banks engaging in cryptocurrency activities in new interpretive letter.

A sign outside the OCC office (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Kraken Is Mulling IPO in 2026: Bloomberg

Exchange cites a more friendly regulatory environment under the Trump administration as a reason for the move toward a public listing

Kraken's layer-2 Ink goes live on mainnet (CoinDesk)

Tech

Sam Altman's World Network Unveils New Chat Feature to Connect Real Humans

The new feature, a "mini app" accessible via the World App wallet, will offer special features to holders of World Network's digital passport, which lets users scan their iris in exchange for an account that verifies their "proof-of-personhood."

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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Finance

Lombard Finance to Launch its Liquid-Staking Bitcoin Token LBTC on Sui

The move marks LBTC’s first integration with a non-EVM blockchain, bringing bitcoin as a collateral in DeFi to a broader ecosystem.

Lombard co-founder Jacob Phillips (Lombard)

Policy

Belarus Looking Into Crypto Mining Following Trump's Reserve Plans

We have excess electricity. Let them make this cryptocurrency and so on," Lukashenko told Minister of Energy Alexei Kushnarenko

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. (Serge Serebro, Vitebsk Popular News/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Crypto Fraudsters Can be Fined, Jailed and Now Also 'Caned' by Authorities

The government is exploring this option to deter financial crimes and protect citizens from falling victim to crypto fraud.

(delihayat, Getty Images)

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Finance

Trading Titan Jump Is Regrouping Its U.S. Crypto Efforts, Insiders Say

After a digital assets pullback in the U.S. over the past two years, Jump is accelerating crypto trading globally and bumping up headcount, people familiar with the matter said.

Jump is regrouping its crypto efforts in U.S. as Trump eases regulations. (amriphoto, Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Extended 'Extreme Fear' Reading Might Just Pump It Higher

Bitcoin rose earlier this week, but initial excitement from Trump’s strategic reserve plans was short-lived due to profit-taking amid the lack of concrete plans and a risk-off mood in broader equity markets.

(PhotoMosh)