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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Tech

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says X Chat's New P2P Encryption System Is Similar to Bitcoin's

The in-app Chat is in beta for Premium users with file sharing and media support, while a standalone X Chat app is slated to follow in the coming months.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

Policy

‘Bitcoin Never Shuts Down’: U.S. Treasury Secretary Marks Anniversary, Needles Democrats

Scott Bessent marked the white paper’s anniversary by lauding bitcoin’s resilience and contrasting it with Washington gridlock, rekindling debate over Treasury’s crypto stance.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Markets

Analyst Says Ethereum Is the Best Ecosystem and Ether Is Poised to Top $5,000

Ether rose on heavier trading, then slipped after an upper-band rejection, leaving a tighter range and a clear set of checkpoints above and below.

24-hour ETH chart shows advance and late pullback near the upper band

Markets

'Do Not Fear Ghosts of Fiat,' Says Bitcoin Policy Institute, as Bears Lurk at Resistance

A fast rebound met heavier trading, but rallies stalled near resistance as advocates shared Halloween-themed comments on X.

Pumpkins and candles in low light, subtle Halloween scene

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Markets

Bitcoin Cash Breaks Above $550 as Volume Surges; Range Tightens Near Support

A breakout above $550 followed a 1 a.m. UTC volume spike, then price cooled into a $553 to $556 band as traders watched whether $553.50 would hold.

24-hour BCH chart shows breakout over $550, high near $564.

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Trades at $109K as U.S. ETF Demand Fades and Powell’s Hawkish Tone Hits Risk Assets

CryptoQuant data shows U.S. spot ETF flows turning negative while Glassnode flags heavy long-term holder selling. Solana’s new spot ETFs drew inflows but failed to lift prices as sentiment weakened after large on-chain transfers.

Jerome Powell speaking at podium

Markets

ETH Sell-Off Meets Late Bounce as Volume Climbs; Range Tightens as Risk Appetite Plunges

Heavier trading met a late rebound after a breakdown, narrowing the range and putting nearby checkpoints back in focus.

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Markets

Retail Bitcoin Traders Are Showing Most Fear Since Oct. 20 Crypto Crash: Santiment

Volume rose 60.5% above the weekly average as long-term holders sold 325,600 BTC and trading compressed into a $107,000 to $108,000 band near support.

A photo of a worried looking man sitting on a sofa, representing fear in bitcoin traders after BTC falls to $107K.

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Markets

SharpLink Plans $200M ETH Deployment on Consensys’ Linea Over Multiple Years

SharpLink said it will use Anchorage Digital to deploy ether on Linea, combining ether.fi staking and EigenCloud restaking to seek yield under institutional controls.

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Finance

Wealth Managers Scramble to Add Crypto as UAE's Ultra-Rich Demand Digital Assets

Swiss software firm Avaloq, which serves numerous private banks and wealth managers, surveyed trends in high net worth (HNW) investing in the UAE.

Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)