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 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.

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

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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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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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.

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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

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AMC Theatres Will Accept DOGE and Shiba Inu via BitPay

AMC already allows bitcoin and ether, among other cryptocurrencies, to be used for payments.

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Bitfury Launches 28MW Canadian Mining Facility

Located in Sarnia, Ontario, the project can be expanded to as much as 200 megawatts.

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