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

Friday’s $20B Crypto Market Meltdown: A Bitwise Portfolio Manager’s Postmortem Analysis

Jonathan Man outlines a $20 billion liquidation day, long-tail air pockets and a positioning reset that left markets on different footing by Saturday.

Trader with head in hand on a leather sofa, conveying market stress

Markets

How Auto-Deleveraging on Crypto Perp Trading Platforms Can Shock and Anger Even Advanced Traders

Doug Colkitt’s explainer details a backstop that trims winners, ranks accounts by profit leverage and size, and keeps zero-sum markets solvent under stress.

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Markets

Coinbase’s Upcoming Amex Card With BTC Cashback: Everything We Know So Far

Coinbase is planning to launch an Amex card whose design and rewards program are aimed squarely at bitcoiners — or those who want to become one.

Coinbase Amex card showing Bitcoin Genesis Block-inspired design

Markets

Bitcoin’s On-Chain Strength Sets Stage for Fourth-Quarter Gains, Says Cathie Wood's ARK Invest

ARK Invest says bitcoin’s strong fundamentals, rising institutional demand and macro tailwinds could fuel gains, though timing remains key.

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Policy

‘Bitcoin Is Not an Asset Class,’ Says One of UK’s Largest Retail Investment Platforms

Hargreaves Lansdown says bitcoin lacks intrinsic value and shouldn’t be part of portfolios, even as it prepares to launch crypto ETN trading for clients early next year.

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Finance

Galaxy Gets $460M Investment by 'Large Asset Manager' for Its HPC Push

The unnamed investor bought nearly 13 million shares from the company and some executives. The firm intends to use the proceeds to boost its Helios data center project.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Russia Acknowledges Crypto’s Popularity With Its Citizens as Central Bank Weighs Bank Involvement

The Finance Ministry noted growing crypto adoption, while the central bank laid out plans to let banks participate under strict capital and reserve requirements.

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Markets

‘Distribution Is the Key’: BNB’s 129% Rally Mirrors Solana’s 2024 Surge

The recent surge in BNB's price appears to be driven by Binance's scale and user reach, with $14.8 billion in inflows last quarter.

BNBUSD chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Finance

Coinbase and Mastercard Held Talks to Buy Stablecoin Fintech BVNK for Up to $2.5B: Fortune

The sale, if it goes through, could become the largest stablecoin acquisition to date, with Coinbase leading bids over Mastercard, sources told Fortune.

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