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

Most Bitcoin Still Belongs to Individuals, but Institutions Are Catching Up: Research

River’s research estimates BTC ownership at 65.9% for individuals, 7.8% for funds, 6.2% for businesses and 1.5% for governments. About 7.6% is believed to be lost.

Pizza with one slice removed, symbolizing bitcoin ownership distribution

Markets

Businesses Are Absorbing Bitcoin at 4x the Rate It Is Mined, According to River’s Research

River’s new flow map suggests companies absorb around 1,755 BTC per day versus approximately 450 mined, with funds and ETFs adding more demand.

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Markets

Hyperliquid’s HYPE Token: Why Arthur Hayes Thinks It Has 126x Upside Potential

Arthur Hayes argues that fiat decline drives stablecoin saving, funneling into crypto speculation—and Hyperliquid is the exchange built for that wave.

CoinDesk Data chart showing 24-hour HYPE-USD price on Aug. 30, 2025

Tech

Has El Salvador Made Its Bitcoin Holdings Quantum-Proof?

El Salvador says its bitcoin reserve is safer from quantum threats — but the reality behind the claim is less sweeping than it sounds.

Large open bank vault door symbolizing secure bitcoin storage

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Finance

A Bitcoin Startup Raised $50M to Allow Users to Trade With 'Bitcoin-Grade' Security

The raise brings Portal’s total funding to $92M as it pushes to make Bitcoin the anchor of tokenized and cross-chain markets.

16:0 Portal founders (Portal)

Policy

U.S. Government Starts Pushing Economic Data Onto Blockchains as 'Proof of Concept'

The U.S. Department of Commerce said it issued its gross domestic product data via nine blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto-world pathways.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Chainlink and Pyth Selected to Deliver U.S. Economic Data on Blockchain

Chainlink's LINK and Pyth's token surged after they announced that they will deliver official macroeconomic data feeds from the U.S. Commerce Department on blockchain.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Stablecoins Offer Beijing What e-CNY Can’t in Cross-Border Use, Economist Says

Dollar dominance thanks to stablecoins is pushing China to explore stablecoins, but capital controls limit the project to Hong Kong’s offshore renminbi market, where liquidity is thin.

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Markets

If You Missed ETH at $1,400, SOL Is the Next Big Bet: Analyst Explains His Bullishness

Solana's SOL surged past $208, outpacing broader markets as analysts weigh breakout signals, treasury demand and new institutional validator activity.

Cars racing, symbolizing Solana's SOL tolen leading top 20 cryptos by daily USD % gains

Tech

Symbiotic Unveils External Rewards to Boost Shared Security

The new feature is designed to let networks offer their own token-based incentives to stakers and node operators.

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