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

Wall Street is launching the first ever prediction market ETFs for U.S. elections

SEC-regulated funds use swaps tied to binary-event contracts and aim to expand access to election trading through retail brokerage accounts.

Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

A crypto coalition releases technical proposal to save Aave users from a massive token exploit

DeFi United, a coalition of multiple blockchain projects and crypto ecosystem individuals, has laid out a detailed plan to restore the backing of rsETH after this month’s Kelp DAO hack sent shockwaves through lending markets.

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Markets

'Crypto Godfather' says bitcoin has not reached its bottom and a new all-time high is off the table for 2026

The early bitcoin investor and author of Bitcoin Supercycle says bitcoin needs to drop to about $57,000 sometime in October before beginning its ascent. A market analyst disagrees.

Michael Terpin. (Michael Terpin)

Tech

Industry leaders are pouring hundreds of millions into a rescue plan for Aave users after massive crypto hack

The response to the DeFi recovery fund has quickly extended beyond Aave, and in some cases began with direct outreach.

DeFi community comes together to support AAVE users. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin pulls back to $76,600 as rising oil price and Iran risks stall the rally

Short-term holder profit-taking is offsetting fresh demand from ETFs and Strategy, pointing to consolidation below $80,000, Bitfinex analysts said.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Pudgy Penguins token rallies as ecosystem momentum hits a new peak

The tokens rallied after bullish ecosystem news provided holders with positive momentum, alongside major market activities.

(pudgypenguins.com)

Markets

BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF just hit a massive milestone that proves crypto is now a mainstream bet

IBIT options open interest topped Deribit on Friday, signaling rapid institutional adoption of regulated crypto derivatives in the U.S.

Larry Fink (Getty Images)

Tech

How Anthropic’s Mythos model is forcing the crypto industry to rethink everything about security

DeFi leaders say that AI will arm both attackers and defenders, and widen the gap between projects that prioritize security and those that do not.

CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei (Getty Images)

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Markets

Bitcoin falls after Trump reportedly canceled Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's Iran-talks trip

Trump is expected to speak at his crypto conference in Palm Beach shortly.

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Policy

Mike Tyson, Tether CEO, Cathie Wood among speakers at Trump's 'most exclusive' crypto conference

The event, at which Trump himself is scheduled to speak, gathers top-tier holders of the $TRUMP meme coin.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.