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

Memecoins Are No Longer a Joke, Galaxy Digital Says in New Report

Galaxy’s Will Owens says memecoins have become a lasting part of crypto, reshaping culture, trading and infrastructure while fueling activity on Pump.fun.

Abstract digital illustration representing the memecoin landscape

Finance

Swiss Bank Sygnum Unveils Bitcoin Yield Fund as BTC DeFi Demand Grows

The BTC Alpha Fund aims for 8%-10% annual returns through arbitrage while keeping full Bitcoin exposure.

Swiss flag in alpine landscape, symbolizing Sygnum’s Swiss roots (Janosch Diggelmann/Unsplash)

Policy

White House Withdraws Pro-Crypto Brian Quintenz's Name From CFTC Chair Nomination

Gemini's co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss opposed Quintenz's nomination.

Brian Quintenz (Senate Agriculture Committee, screen capture)

Markets

SUI Declines 3% as $144M Token Unlock Spurs Selloff

The token slipped from $3.32 to $3.21 in the past 24 hours, underperforming the broader market.

SUI slipped 3% over the past 24 hours.

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Robinhood Eyes Global Expansion of Prediction Markets After U.S. Debut: Bloomberg

The retail trading platform is exploring launches in the UK and Europe after teaming up with Kalshi in August.

Robinhood logo on a mobile phone. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Chainlink Teams With Major Financial Institutions to Fix $58B Corporate Actions Problem

A pilot project used Chainlink's infrastructure to extract and validate data, producing unified records in near real-time and reducing manual work and error.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

From SPACs to Cash-Flow Buys: How DATs Are Plotting the Next Growth Phase

Strive's Semler buy, the first DAT-to-DAT deal, cements “Bitcoin per share” as the key metric while setting the stage for a broader wave of consolidation.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

Markets

Schiff Challenges Saylor’s Bitcoin Bet, Analyst Says Sub-$107K BTC Is a 'Tremendous Buying Opportunity’

James van Straten sees a slow grind with 10–20% pullbacks while Michaël van de Poppe flags $112K as the trigger for an altcoin rally.

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Finance

Tether and Circle Are ‘Printing Money’ but Competition Is Coming: Wormhole Co-Founder

Platforms like M^0 and Agora are addressing the issue by allowing stablecoin infrastructure to be built to route yield to applications or directly to end users.

Money on a printer (Clay Banks/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Treasury Firms Could Become Long-Term Giants like Berkshire Hathaway, Analyst Says

Ryan Watkins argues crypto treasury firms may evolve beyond speculation into lasting economic engines, deploying capital and building businesses across ecosystems.

Abstract digital illustration representing blockchain networks and crypto treasuries.