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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Bitcoin bulls scramble for post-quantum protection as Google drops bombshell paper

Google's finding that breaking bitcoin's cryptography requires 20x fewer qubits than previously estimated has triggered the strongest industry response to quantum threats since the Willow chip in 2024. Here's how builders, investors, and researchers are reacting.

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U.S. rule change may open trillions in 401(k) funds to crypto

The Labor Department on Monday proposed a rule following an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed regulators to expand access to digital assets in retirement portfolios.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Jack Dorsey’s Square auto-enables bitcoin payments for millions of U.S. businesses

The new rollout converts BTC to dollars by default for small businesses, aiming to embed bitcoin into everyday commerce without added friction.

XYZ CEO Jack Dorsey (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Bernstein says the 60% crash in crypto stocks is a rare chance to buy the dip at a 'big' discount

The broker said crypto equities trading at steep discounts are approaching a floor into weak first-quarter results, revising price targets on Coinbase, Robinhood and Figure.

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Stablecoin payments go 'invisible' in Southeast Asia as crypto card business surges

StraitsX, a Singapore-based company, has seen rapid growth in its stablecoin card program, with a 40x surge in transaction volume and an 83x increase in card issuance between 2024 and 2025.

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Strategy may have paused bitcoin accumulation last week, ending a 13-week buying streak

The company seemed to have skipped its weekly bitcoin purchase announcement for the first time since late December.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Bittensor ecosystem tokens' value hit $1.5 billion as Jensen Huang endorsement supports TAO rally

The ecosystem's smaller tokens are acting as leveraged bets on TAO, with multiple subnet tokens posting 200-400% monthly gains.

(Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

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Washington sues Kalshi as states ramp up legal pressure against prediction markets

The Washington state attorney general alleged Kalshi offers "gambling products" products dressed up as prediction markets in a lawsuit Friday.

Kalshi App (Getty Images)

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Kalshi secures license to offer margin trading to institutional investors

Margin feature is a departure from traditional prediction markets, which typically require fully collateralized positions, and comes as the industry sees growing trading volumes and investment.

Kalshi website shown on a laptop.

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Canada moves to ban crypto donations for election campaigns following UK

Bill C-25 follows years of warnings from Canada's Chief Electoral Officer about the risk that crypto donations could pose to electoral integrity.

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)