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

Asia Morning Briefing: Equities Rally on Rate-Cut Bets, Crypto Stays Cautious

Rate-cut optimism and gold’s rally have not spilled into crypto, where positioning stays defensive and near-term direction hinges on the inflation report.

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Markets

Wall Street Sees U.S. Entry as Catalyst for Bullish’s Next Leg Up

The crypto exchange received two buys, one market-perform, and one neutral rating from Wall Street analysts.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

Finance

BitMine Now Holds $9B in Crypto Treasury, Fuels 1,000% Surge in WLD-Linked Stock

BMNR also announced a $20 million investment in Eightco Holdings (OCTO), which plans to hold worldcoin (WLD) as its primary treasury asset.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Could a Dogecoin ETF Be Launched in the U.S. This Week?

DOGE is up 7% in the past 24 hours as anticipation of a spot ETF launch builds.

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Finance

Michael Saylor's Strategy Buys Another 1,955 BTC for $217M

MicroStrategy expanded its bitcoin holdings with a $217 million purchase, amid recent investor pushback as the stock slides and its valuation relative to bitcoin weakens.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

Forward Industries Raises $1.65B to Launch Solana Treasury, Shares Surge 128% Pre-Market

The design firm turned digital-asset player secured backing from Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital in what it calls the largest Solana-focused treasury financing to date.

The Solana conference's closing gala in Lisbon's main square. (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Markets

DOGE Leads Gains, Bitcoin Steadies Above $111K as a New Firm Eyes $200M for BTC Treasury

Bitcoin steadied above $111,000 as traders awaited U.S. inflation data. Corporate treasury moves in Africa offered support even as Japan’s bond turmoil clouded the macro backdrop.

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Treasury Demand Is Weakening, CryptoQuant Cautions

Despite record bitcoin treasury holdings, the sharp drop in average purchase size shows weakening institutional appetite, even as Taiwan's Sora Ventures prepares a $1 billion BTC Treasury fund.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Nikhilesh De)

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Policy

Stripe's Tempo Blockchain Is a 'Referendum on the Ghost of Libra,' Says Libra Co-Creator

Christian Catalini warns that corporate-led blockchains like Stripe’s Tempo and Circle’s Arc risk repeating the compromises that doomed Libra’s open vision.

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Markets

Bitcoin Illiquid Supply Hits Record 14.3M as Long-Term Holders Continue to Accumulate

Despite a 15% decline from August’s all-time high, illiquid holdings continue to grow.

HODL statue image by CryptoGraffiti via CoinDesk archives