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

Bitcoin Volatility Breaks Out Vs VIX, Setting Up Possible Pair Trade Opportunity

The spread between BTC and S&P 500 implied volatility indices is widening again.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Why Coinbase Shares Still Have 90% Upside Despite Crypto Pullback, According to Wall Street Analyst

Bernstein kept its Street-high $510 price target on Coinbase, citing strong fundamentals and product expansion.

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Markets

Polkadot Surges 13% After Breaking Above Key Resistance

The token outpaced broader crypto markets as volume spiked 34% above weekly averages.

Polkadot (DOT) Surges 8% to $2.27 on Institutional Volume Spike

Finance

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Heats Up

Kalshi secures a massive funding boost led by Paradigm, widening its lead over Polymarket as trading volumes surge and both platforms pursue fresh capital.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Goldman's $2B ETF Issuer Takeover Is Both a Blessing and a Curse for Crypto

Although the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management does not directly mention crypto, it does inherently imply that Goldman Sachs is expanding into the digital assets arena.

New Jersey Skyline. Goldman Sachs Tower to the left. (Tomasmartinez/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk

Finance

New Crypto Hedge Fund With $100M Seed Capital Targets BTC-Linked Institutional Alpha

The new fund is targeted at institutional allocators, including family offices and sovereign investors.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan and Strike CEO Jack Mallers Go Silent, Leaving 'Debanking' Questions Unanswered

For now, Jack Mallers decided to not comment any further and JPMorgan declined to explain why it debanked the CEO of a company very similar to newly launched JPM Coin.

Jack Mallers in an interview with CoinDesk when he was CEO at Twenty One Capital

Markets

Polkadot Plunges 11% Breaking Below $2.05 Support Level Amid Broader Selloff

DOT collapsed to $2.02 as technical breakdown accelerated on massive volume, exposing the psychological $2.00 level.

Polkadot Drops 11% Below $2.05 Support Amid Heavy Volume

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Finance

CNBC Veteran Jay Yarow Joins CoinDesk to Expand Media and Events

Yarow will oversee CoinDesk Insights as its parent company looks to expand digital asset coverage across the globe.

Headshot of Jay Yarow

Policy

Ripple Can Now Offer Wider XRP, RLUSD Services After Singapore Regulator Approval

The permissions give Ripple more bandwidth to offer token-based settlement and related payment services to banks, fintechs and crypto firms operating in the city-state.

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