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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SWIFT Partners With Crypto Data Provider Chainlink on Cross-Chain Protocol in TradFi Play

Interest from institutional investors moving into crypto has been “undeniable,” according to SWIFT’s Strategy Director.

(Swift)

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Solar-Powered Bitcoin Miner Aspen Creek Raises $8M Despite Bear Market

Galaxy Digital and Polychain Capital led the Series A funding.

Solar panels and mining rig. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Troubled Data Center Compute North Struggled With Crypto Winter. Then Its Relationship With a Major Lender Soured

The company was financed by Generate Capital, which seized the data-center operator’s assets.

Compass' Wolf Hollow site in Granbury, Texas (Compute North)

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Compute North Files for Bankruptcy as Crypto-Mining Data Center Owes up to $500M

The company's CEO stepped down earlier this month and its COO will serve as the president.

Compass' Wolf Hollow site in Granbury, Texas (Compute North)

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Según Vitalik Buterin, la fusión de Ethereum redujo el consumo global de energía en un 0,2%

Ethereum ahora emite menos dióxido de carbono que cientos de hogares en los Estados Unidos, según un informe.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever

Ethereum now spews out less carbon dioxide than a few hundred U.S. households, according to a report.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Here's How Equity Investors Can Play Ethereum’s Merge

It's slim pickings for equity investors looking to trade one of the biggest events in the crypto industry, but there are a few options, including Coinbase and some smaller Canadian companies.

Equity investors have limited choices if they want to trade Ethereum's Merge. (Getty Images)

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Blockchain Startup Diamond Standard Raises $30M to Fund Expansion

The Series A round is led by venture capital firm Left Lane and investment management firm Horizon Kinetics.

Diamond Standard's coins and bars (Diamond Standard)

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Acciones cripto y bitcoin se desploman tras la publicación del índice de inflación de EE. UU.

Las compañías mineras de activos digitales estuvieron entre los peores rendimientos del martes.

Bear (mana5280/Unsplash)

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Crypto Stocks Tumble After Bitcoin Falls on Higher-Than-Estimated Inflation

Digital asset miners were among the worst performers on Tuesday.

Bear (mana5280/Unsplash)