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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Markets

Polkadot Plunges 11% Breaking Below $2.05 Support Level Amid Broader Selloff

DOT collapsed to $2.02 as technical breakdown accelerated on massive volume, exposing the psychological $2.00 level.

Polkadot Drops 11% Below $2.05 Support Amid Heavy Volume

Finance

CNBC Veteran Jay Yarow Joins CoinDesk to Expand Media and Events

Yarow will oversee CoinDesk Insights as its parent company looks to expand digital asset coverage across the globe.

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Policy

Ripple Can Now Offer Wider XRP, RLUSD Services After Singapore Regulator Approval

The permissions give Ripple more bandwidth to offer token-based settlement and related payment services to banks, fintechs and crypto firms operating in the city-state.

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Finance

Priced at Zero: How Brazil’s Méliuz Turned to Bitcoin to Escape a Treasury Trap

The company adopted a bitcoin treasury plan by deploying a strategy inspired by Metaplanet, with 66% shareholder approval, to mitigate negative returns from government bonds.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Is the Bitcoin Digital Asset Treasury Model Broken? Architect Partners Says No

A sharp market pullback has exposed which BTC-focused public companies can actually execute, and which were never built for volatility.

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Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Are Now BlackRock’s Top Revenue Source, Exec Says 


The firm's US-listed spot bitcoin ETF IBIT, launched in January 2024, reached $70 billion in assets in record time and has generated hundreds of millions in fees.

BlackRock logo in front of a building (BlackRock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Stablecoins Drive 90% of Brazil’s Crypto Volume, Tax Authority Data Shows

A new reporting system, DeCripto, will be introduced in July 2025 to track crypto transactions.

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Finance

Crypto Payments Firm Truther to Launch Non-Custodial USDT Visa Card in El Salvador

The card doesn't require preloading funds or custodial services, and carries a 2% fee on currency conversions, with no IOF tax for Brazilian users.

Rocelo Lopes at Blockchain Conference Brasil (BCB/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Tether Shuts Down Uruguay Mining Operations Over Energy Tariffs

The company had planned to invest up to $500 million in Uruguay, but cited high energy prices and regulatory hurdles as reasons for its pullout.

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Finance

Blockchain-Based Microloans Are Coming to Farmers in São Paulo

The project utilizes a blockchain infrastructure developed with Tanssi's technology, enabling predictable transaction fees and reliability, rather than relying on public blockchains.

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