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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Mercados

Bitcoin Poised for Strongest Weekly Gain Since Trump Win as ETFs Gobble $2.7B Inflows

SUI, BCH and Hedera's HBAR led Friday gains in the CoinDesk 20 Index, with one analyst saying this week's crypto rally is likely the beginning of BTC's climb to fresh record prices.

(Getty Images)

Política

Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks

Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Política

Senator and Ex-Bridgewater CEO McCormick Invests More in Bitcoin as Bill in Works

The former fund executive who became a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania this year, Dave McCormick, is BTC's biggest investor in Congress at the moment.

U.S. Senator Dave McCormick, a Pennsylvania Republican and former Bridgewater CEO

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SoftBank Is Buying Bitcoin Again, After $130M Loss in 2018. Is This Time Different?

SoftBank returns to crypto years after founder Masayoshi Son lost $130M on bitcoin.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son in Japan in 2025. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

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Strategy Stock Could Climb as New Rival Twenty One Validates Its Bitcoin Strategy

TD Cowen says launch of Twenty One could shift institutional sentiment and validate MSTR’s long-term bitcoin strategy.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Finanças

Crypto Trading Supercharged Digital Bank Revolut's Profit to Over 1B Pounds in 2024

The London-based fintech group's wealth revenue increased 298% from 127,139 pounds to just over £500 million in the full year 2024

(A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)

Finanças

Solana Buying for Balance Sheet Gains Momentum as DeFi Development Raises Holdings to $48M

The firm, formerly known as Janover, continued its buying spree for its long-term crypto holdings acquiring locked SOL tokens below spot prices

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

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With Gold Stalling, Is It Bitcoin’s Turn? Traders Eye $95K as Key Breakout Level

Wednesday's crypto rally stalled as Bessent reiterated the difficulties in making a deal with China.

CDCROP: Gold bars stacked close up (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Breaches 'Ichimoku Cloud' to Flash Bullish Signal While Altcoins Lag: Technical Analysis

Major altcoins have yet to achieve similar breakouts.

Clouds photographed from above.  (wal_172619/Pixabay)

Tecnologia

Pantera Leads $29M Funding for EigenLayer Rival Symbiotic to Expand Staking Play

The funding will expand the current team and contribute to the protocol’s Universal Staking framework.

(WLDavies, Getty Images)