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

UK Crime Network, Worth Billions, Used Crypto to Funnel Drug Cash to Russia, NCA Says

A billion-pound laundering network spread across the UK used cryptocurrency to move criminal proceeds and help Russian interests evade sanctions, according to the NCA.

The Russian flag waves against an almost cloudless sky. (CoinDesk archives)

Web3

Aerodrome Finance Hit by 'Front-End' Attack, Users Urged to Avoid Main Domain

The attack did not compromise the underlying smart contracts, but users are advised to avoid the compromised domains and instead use decentralized ENS domains.

(Clint Patterson/Unsplash/modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Turning ‘$11K to Half a Billion Dollars From Trading Memecoins’: Tales From a Crypto Wealth Manager

The chief of crypto-focused multi-family office Digital Ascension Group talks about his VIP services for wealthy holders of digital assets.

Jake Claver, CEO of Digital Ascension Group

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: ZEC's Rally Outpaces What Transparent Onchain Data Can Explain

Monero's network activity reflects the real-world demand for privacy coins, but Zcash’s spike looks more like a high-beta market trade that is no longer tied to network activity.

(Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)

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Finance

DappRadar Shuts Down, Citing ‘Financially Unsustainable’ Market

Launched in 2018, the platform had grown into one of the most prominent analytics hubs for on-chain activity.

Civil is shutting down after three years. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Judge Should Not Acquit Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm, Prosecutors Argue

The DOJ filed its own post-trial motion last week, pushing back against Storm's motion for acquittal.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

Markets

Bitcoin Approaches 'Death Cross' as Market Tests Major Historical Pattern

Despite its bearish reputation, every death cross in the current cycle has marked a major local bottom.

BTC: Technical Pricing Models (Glassnode)

Markets

Harvard Endowment Takes Rare Leap Into Bitcoin With $443M Bet on BlackRock's IBIT


The investment, which accounts for 20% of Harvard's reported U.S.-listed public equity holdings, is notable.

Harvard logo (Xiangkun ZHU/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Alibaba to Use JPMorgan’s Blockchain for Tokenized Dollar and Euro Payments: CNBC

The technology aims to expedite transactions and eliminate intermediaries, enabling the direct transfer of digital currencies over a blockchain-based system.

JPMorgan (Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: What's In the New Crypto Market Structure Draft?

The Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft text for its version of market structure legislation.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)