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

Richest YouTube Star MrBeast’s Firm Files Trademark With Crypto Ambitions

The application includes language related to crypto and Web3, such as managing financial services, downloadable software, and SaaS tools for managing crypto-related functionality.

Youtube website (NordWood Themes/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Analyst Says He ‘Nibbled’ HYPE Below $34, Eyes $28 Area as Downtrend Persists

In an X post, a respected pseudonymous crypto analyst said he bought a HYPE spot position under $34 and would "load up" closer to $28 amid a market downtrend.

HYPE-USD 24-Hour Price Chart (CoinDesk Data)

Policy

Ripple CLO Rejects the Narrative That Crypto Is Just a Tool for 'Crime and Corruption'

In an X post, Ripple's Stuart Alderoty said two recent New York Times pieces wrongly cast crypto as only a tool for crime and corruption.

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty on CoinDesk TV

Markets

'Great Hackers, Terrible Traders': How Exploiters Panic Sold and Lost $13M During Market Chaos

Six hacker wallets dumped ETH during the Oct. 10 market crash, then rebought at higher prices, amplifying losses.

hackers (Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

OpenSea Confirms Q1 Launch for SEA Token With Half of Supply Allocated to Community

The token will be integrated into OpenSea, allowing users to stake behind favorite collections or projects, Finzer said.

OpenSea platform (OpenSea)

Markets

BNB Outperforms Wide Market on Growing RWA Adoption, Potential Coinbase Listing

The token's price action is driven partly by Coinbase considering BNB for a listing and China Merchants Bank International tokenizing a MMF on the BNB Chain.

CoinDesk

Policy

Ondo Finance Urges SEC to Delay Nasdaq's Tokenization Plan Over Transparency Gaps

The proposed rule change relies on Nasdaq's vague understanding of how the Depository Trust Company (DTC) would handle post-trade settlement for these tokens.

U.S. SEC headquarter in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Daylight Raises $75M to Build Decentralized Energy Network

The funding combines equity and project financing to connect DeFi capital with real-world electricity infrastructure

Electricity (Joe/Pixbay)

Markets

Stablecoins Can Cut Cross-Border Payments Cost by 99%, KPMG Says

Institutions are embracing stablecoin technology to cut costs, speed up settlement times, and unlock liquidity in a $150 trillion payments market.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)