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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Crypto Platform Bullish Shares Debut Above $100, More Than Doubling IPO Price

The company opened for trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "BLSH" on Wednesday.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

Markets

BONK Jumps 10% to $0.000027 Before Profit-Taking Hits

BONK posts its strongest daily rally in weeks, hitting $0.000027 before selling pressure caps gains.

BONK, Aug. 13 2025 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Polymarket Bettors Foresee $5K ETH by End of August

But ETH's rally is hiding the fact that more and more liquidity is leaving for TRON, which could put a damper on growth.

Ethereum

Markets

Polkadot's DOT Advances Over 4% Amid Robust Recovery

Successful defence of the $3.88-$3.92 consolidation range suggests the potential for further appreciation toward the $4.15-$4.20 Fibonacci extension targets.

DOT Surges 3% with Strong Institutional Buying, Breaking Key Resistance and Targeting $4.20 Levels

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Finance

Crypto Trading Drove Over 90% of eToro’s Second Quarter Revenue

eToro reported $2.09 billion in total revenue in Q2, with cryptoassets contributing $1.91 billion.

EToro (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

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)

Markets

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.

Markets

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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Markets

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