Aoyon Ashraf

Global Head of News

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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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

a16z Crypto Leads $7M Round in KYD Labs That Aims to Transform Ticketing Industry

KYD Labs aims to put artists and venues in control, with blockchain-based ticketing boosting sales by 30%.

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Key Reasons Monero Surge Continues Even as Bitcoin Bulls Take a Breather

XMR has rallied over 100% since the early April panic selling.

Monero's price surge. (CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Banks Exploring Stablecoin Amid Fears of Losing Market Share, BitGo Executive Says

BitGo’s stablecoin-as-a-service has drawn significant interest from U.S. and international banks, Ben Reynolds said.

Ben Reynolds, director of stablecoins at BitGo, at Consensus 2025 by CoinDesk

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

'$500K Bitcoin Would Seal It': Scaramucci Says Crypto Is on the Cusp of Becoming an Asset Class

At Consensus 2025, top asset managers say bitcoin is close to being recognized as a full-fledged asset class — but institutional acceptance still hinges on education, infrastructure, and maturity.

Consensus 2025: Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, SkyBridge Capital
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Cardano (ADA) Surges 22% in One Week After Brave Browser Boosts User Exposure

Cardano's integration with Brave browser exposes it to 86 million potential new users amid institutional accumulation.

ADA-USD 1-month chart shows 26.38% gain, ending at $0.8044 on May 14, 2025

Markets

Chainproof Combats Ethereum ‘Slashing’ Losses With Guaranteed Yearly Yields

Slashing, while rare, is a big concern for Ethereum stakers.

Ethereum

Markets

Solana (SOL) Surges 5% on Heavy Volume and Strengthening DeFi Metrics

Institutional investors appear to be flocking to SOL as DeFi metrics show remarkable growth, creating a strong technical foundation for further gains.

SOL-USD 1-month chart shows 37.24% gain, ending at $177.88 on May 14, 2025

Markets

TRON's TRX Surges 5% as It Overtakes Ethereum in USDT Circulation

Bullish momentum continues as TRON achieves significant milestone in the stablecoin ecosystem while benefiting from easing global trade tensions.

TRX-USD 1-month chart shows 9.75% gain, closing at $0.2766 on May 14, 2025
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XRP Prices Could Blast Higher to $3.40 as Major Bearish Pattern Fails

AI-assisted technical analysis data suggests prices could reach $2.85 in just over two weeks.

XRP could blast higher. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

VeChain’s Sunny Lu Wants to Tokenize Sustainable 'Human Behavior' Like Driving a Tesla

At Consensus Toronto, VeChain is debuting new infrastructure that combines RWAs, AI agents, and NFT staking to make crypto usable by everyone.

VeChain CEO Sunny Lu (CoinDesk archives)
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