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

Bitcoin Miner Digihost Aims to Triple Capitalization With $250M Share Offering

Shares are down 13% on news of the offering and drop in bitcoin's price.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Genesis Digital Assets Plans 100% Clean Energy Mining Center in Sweden

The new facility will be powered by a mix of hydro, nuclear and wind energy sources.

hydro electric dam

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Mawson to Expand U.S. Mining Facility Capability to 7.5 EH/s

The facility in Sandersville, Georgia, will mainly use nuclear and hydro energy sources.

Cryptocurrency mining machines

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Gem Increases Hashrate by 23%; Bitcoin Production Falls

The privately held miner’s monthly revenue fell in February.

Mining equipment. (Shutterstock)

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Finance

Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker Canaan Surges After Strong Results and Guidance

The combination of an expanding customer base and higher average selling price drove the better-than-expected fourth quarter.

Canaan mining machine

Policy

Foundry Digital Joins Crypto Lobbying Group Blockchain Association

The digital asset mining and staking company joins as policymakers consider regulations for the crypto industry.

K street is the traditional home of political lobbyists in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Miner Hut 8 Teams Up With Enthusiast Gaming for Multi-Year Partnership

The deal will enable Hut 8 to reach Enthusiast Gaming’s 300 million-strong audience and provide data center hosting.

Gaming (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

Marathon Digital’s Q4 Revenue Rises 17% From Q3, but Misses Estimates Slightly

Mined bitcoin in Q4 fell about 12% from the previous quarter, but rose more than 600% year-over-year.

Marathon Digital to Buy $121M of Mining Machines

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Mawson Signs 100MW Hosting and Debt Deal With Celsius Mining

Mawson will also receive a $20 million loan from Celsius in exchange for 3.85 million warrants in Mawson.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

Finance

Nvidia Hackers Are Selling Software to Bypass Ethereum Hashrate Limiter

The hacker group said it’s selling a customized driver that could help miners get around the software installed on Nvidia’s high-end gaming cards.

Nvidia Redesigns Graphics Cards to Limit Their Use in ETH Mining