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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Finance

Why Michael Saylor Calls Strategy's STRC Preferred Stock His Firm's 'iPhone Moment'

Michael Saylor likens Strategy’s latest Bitcoin-backed preferred stock to Apple’s iPhone, calling STRC a breakthrough in corporate finance with massive market potential.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor in 2021 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Arthur Hayes Dumps Millions in Crypto Amid Bearish Bet on U.S. Tariff Impact

Hayes suggested that markets will be impacted by President Trump's tariffs and a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, predicting a bearish scenario for crypto

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Market Bloodbath: Three Reasons Traders Are in Risk-Off Mode

A dismal U.S. jobs report, rising geopolitical risks and recession worries triggered a broad crypto sell-off led by BTC and ETH.

Bitcoin drops to $113,648 on August 2, 2025, as traders go risk-off

Markets

Polkadot's DOT Suffers 5% Decline as Intensified Selling Pressure Overwhelms Market

Support has now been established in the $3.55-$3.58 range, with resistance at the $3.68 level.

"Polkadot (DOT) Plunges 5% Amid ETF Speculation and Geopolitical Market Strains Fueled by Surging Sell Volume"

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drops to $115K as Third Major Profit-Taking, New Tariff Tensions Add Pressure

CryptoQuant data shows a $6B–$8B profit-taking spike in July as new whales offload BTC near highs. Trump's renewed tariff measures, announced Thursday, deepen the consolidation phase.

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Markets

Ether Eyes Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2022 as ETFs, Corporate Treasuries Drive Rally

ETH might have some more juice to push to $4,700, one analyst said, but strong resistance and seasonal headwinds point to consolidation.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Increases Bitcoin Holdings, Plans Tokenized Stocks in U.S.

The announcement comes amid the exchange posting a disappointing second-quarter with shares down more than 6% in post-market trading.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Stock Tumbles 7% After Disappointing Q2 Results

The company posted total revenue of $1.5 billion, lower than the $1.59 billion that analysts had expected.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

SEC’s Atkins: 'Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities' Under Bold New Vision

Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said "most crypto assets are not securities."

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Tech

Adam Back's Blockstream Unveils Bitcoin-Powered, Liquid Network-Based Smart Contracts

Co-founded by early Bitcoin contributor Adam Back, Blockstream introduced Simplicity to solve the limitations of Bitcoin as a smart contract venue

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)