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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ICP Price Bounces Back After Testing $5.29 Support Amid Heavy Volatility

Institutional interest emerges after sharp intraday swings send ICP down to multi-week lows.

ICP, Aug. 12 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin’s Thin-Liquidity Bounce Raises Questions on Staying Power

The bitcoin market is no longer one of seller exhaustion, Glassnode says, but how long will the rebound last for?

High-resolution image of numerous shiny gold bitcoin tokens stacked together.

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Coinbase Is Becoming a Major Ethereum-Focused Player, Bernstein Says

The broker has an outperform rating on Coinbase shares with a $510 price target.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Tokenized Assets Will Eclipse DeFi, Chronicle Founder Niklas Kunkel Says

In an interview with CoinDesk, Kunkel outlines how oracles are moving beyond price feeds to power real-time risk management for the next wave of onchain credit.

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U.S. Spot XRP ETFs: Five Possible Reasons Behind BlackRock’s Hesitation to File for One

BlackRock’s absence from the crowded spot XRP ETF race could be a reflection of client demand, regulatory caution and a calculated focus on bitcoin and ether.

BlackRock sign outside San Francisco office building

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Bitcoin Trails Gold in 2025 but Dominates Long-Term Returns Across Major Asset Classes

Gold leads bitcoin year to date, but BTC’s cumulative return since 2011 dwarfs all major asset classes, including gold, stocks and real estate.

BTC price chart showing intraday range near $116,500–$117,900

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Pendle's TVL Hits Record $8.3B After Yield-Trading Platform Debut

The protocol's new yield-trading platform, Boros, allows traders to go long or short on funding rates, and has attracted significant deposits and activity since its launch.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

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Arthur Hayes ‘Had to Buy It All Back’ After Selling $8.3M Worth of ETH

The quick buyback suggests Hayes may see renewed upside in ether, contradicting his earlier prediction of a market downturn.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

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Commodity-Backed Cryptocurrencies Hit 5-Year Minting Record Over Gold Trade Turmoil

The surge comes after gold futures hit an all-time high and amid concerns over the impact of U.S. tariffs on Switzerland's gold exports.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

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Trump-Linked World Liberty Seeks $1.5B for Public Crypto Holding Firm: Bloomberg

The move would see World Liberty Financial join other crypto treasury firms, and comes as Trump adopts pro-crypto policies.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)