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

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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Markets

European Asset Manager Amundi Debuts Tokenized Share Class on Ethereum

The tokenized share class provides investors with blockchain-based access to Amundi’s euro cash fund, enabling faster, round-the-clock trading.

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Policy

UK Government to Start Cracking Down on Crypto Tax Avoidance in January

The U.K. released new guidelines that include rules for crypto exchanges to start providing the British tax authority with full customer information on all their digital assets.

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Steadies Near $90,000 Even as ETF Outflows Cap Upside

Flowdesk and QCP see short covering and dip buying supporting BTC around $90,000, while prediction markets assign low odds of a push toward $96,000.

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Balancer DAO Starts Discussing $8M Recovery Plan After $110M Exploit Cut TVL by Two-Thirds

The recovered tokens, spanning multiple networks and assets, will be paid out in the same tokens as originally provided, with a claim mechanism being developed.

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Markets

Toncoin Lags Broader Crypto Rebound as Derivatives Data Shows Cautious Optimism

Altcoin funding rates, including for TON, have turned positive, indicating renewed confidence among traders, but overall market participation remains muted.

"TON Surges 3.3% to $1.61 Amid $4M Nexton Investment Boosting DeFi Ecosystem"

Finance

Avalanche ETF Race Heats Up as Bitwise Becomes First to Add Staking

Bitwise moves its Avalanche ETF closer to market with updated SEC filing and becomes first issuer to include staking.

Bitwise updated an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its avalanche ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin Whales Return to Buying for the First Time Since August as Price Recovers Above $90K

Large holders return to buying after months of distribution, signalling renewed confidence at key support levels.

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Markets

A New Crypto Project Vowed to Transform Stablecoins. Then Its Token Crashed 90%

The stablecoin infrastructure hopeful is trading nearly 90% below its early peak, with thin usage, supply pressure and sparse communication fueling uncertainty about whether the sell-off has truly run its course.

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