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

BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes Dumps HYPE for a Ferrari, Then Tells Followers Not to Worry

The Maelstrom CIO claims he offloaded his HYPE bag to fund the purchase of anew Ferrari, even as his firm warns of billions in new token supply hitting the market.

Ferrari logo outside the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello

Markets

Coinbase CEO: 'We Want to Become a Super App and Provide All Types of Financial Services'

Brian Armstrong told Fox Business that Coinbase aims to be users’ primary financial account while addressing U.S. crypto rules and pressure from banks.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen

Finance

CZ's Family Office Deepens Stake in Ethena Labs as USDe Stablecoin Supply Tops $13B

Backing will fund expansion on BNB Chain, fiat-backed stablecoin USDtb, and settlement layer Converge.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Finance

'Am I Too Late to Invest' in Crypto? Here's What TradFi Is Asking Wall Street Analysts

Jefferies says most institutional investors remain on the sidelines despite growing token infrastructure, but that's changing, and it's a good thing for the industry.

A Wall Street banks's take on crypto. (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Kalshi Outpaces Polymarket in Prediction Market Volume Amid Surge in U.S. Trading

Kalshi’s weekly trading volume exceeded $500 million with an average open interest of around $189 million, surpassing Polymarket’s figures, according to Dune analytics data.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana’s Yakovenko Says Bitcoin Must Upgrade to Survive Quantum Threat by 2030

Other experts in the crypto community, such as Adam Back and Peter Todd, are less convinced of the near-term threat.

Bitcoin (modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Kevin Durant Recovers Bitcoin Bought at $650, Now Up Over 17,700%, After Nearly a Decade

The episode comes amid growing frustration among Coinbase users, many of whom alleged they’ve faced similar issues retrieving account access.

Durant shirt from the back (鸣轩 冷/Unsplash)

Finance

BitGo Files for IPO With $4.2B in H1 2025 Revenue, $90B in Crypto on Platform

The company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTGO.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Michael Saylor: Bitcoin Is Building a Base as 'OG' Hodlers Exit and Big Money Preps

Saylor says bitcoin’s volatility is easing as early holders cash out, clearing the way for institutions to step in and build a stronger market base.

Michael Saylor

Markets

Ex-Kraken CLO Says Solana Delivers on Promises Ethereum 'Made Almost a Decade Ago’

Marco Santori outlines a UAE Solana treasury with bare-metal validators; Rekt Capital flags a $238 retest as support and KALEO says $1,000+ sol is plausible.

Solana (SOL) Logo