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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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.

Two Russian Bank Notes in Someone's Jeans Pocket

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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Markets

BNB Falls 2% as Memecoin Trades Unwind Despite 'Hard to Ignore' Rally

BNB's price movement follows a 45% surge in the past month, which made it the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

BNBUSD (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Monad Confirms Airdrop Timing, But Allocation Details Remain Under Wraps

The airdrop claims portal will open this month, the Monad team shared on X.

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Markets

Crypto Investors Are Now Using Wall Street's Age Old Strategy to Invest, Bitwise CEO Says

Institutional investors have now shifted to more sophisticated and reliable analysis methods for selecting crypto investments as the digital asset market matures, according to Bitwise's Hunter Horsley.

Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise (YouTube/CoinDesk screenshot)

Markets

Pantera Backs TransCrypts with $15M Seed Round to Expand Blockchain Identity Platform

The funds will be used to expand the company’s credential verification system beyond employment into healthcare and education.

Zain Zaidi (CoinDesk)