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

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Dominance Slip While Hyperliquid's Volume Soars to $3.4B

"Sell of Rally" sentiment weighs on BTC as ETH's futures and options markets hit record highs.

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin’s ETFs Kill the Transaction Fees, Punishing the Miners More

Capital is piling into ETFs and custodians while Solana takes retail traffic, but Bitcoin’s onchain demand remains stagnant, deepening concerns over whether miners can sustain the network without meaningful fees.

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Markets

As ETH Breaks Above $4,900, Analyst Sums Up Crypto Market: ‘BTC Is Exhausted, ETH Isn’t’

Ether cleared $4,900 on Coinbase at 5:40 p.m. UTC on Sunday, entering price discovery; analysts are split between supply-shock upside and a Monday pullback.

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'We Are Still Early': Morgan Stanley's Intern Survey Reveals as Crypto Interest Lags Behind AI & Robots

Bitcoin's price has surpassed $100,000, yet only 18% of surveyed interns own or use cryptocurrencies, indicating early-stage adoption.

Crypto adoption is still in early stages, Morgan Stanley's survey shows. (RuslanSikunov/Pixabay)

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Faces 'Incredibly Difficult' Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency

Executives at Jackson Hole’s SALT conference said the old boom-and-bust halving rhythm is breaking down, with survival now tied to cheap power and diversified infrastructure.

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Markets

Crypto in Late 2025 and Beyond: What Powell’s Speech Signals for Rates, Inflation and Assets

Powell’s Jackson Hole speech showed how the Fed is weighing inflation against jobs. That balance could shape policy in the fourth quarter of 2025 and beyond.

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Markets

Getting ETH Exposure in 2025: Ether Near Record Highs, Tom Lee Sees $15K by Year End

With ETH near record highs and Tom Lee eyeing $15,000 by the end of this year, investors weigh exposure through direct tokens, spot ETFs or corporate treasuries.

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Finance

KPMG Says Investor Interest in Digital Assets Will Drive Strong Second Half for Canadian Fintechs

Despite a global investment slowdown, Canadian investors pumped $1.62 billion into fintech companies in the first half of the year — a trend KPMG expects to continue.

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Finance

Eric Trump Makes Bitcoin Price Predictions as He Reportedly Gets Ready to Visit Metaplanet

Eric Trump says he’s a “bitcoin maxi” and sees BTC hitting $175K this year, as reports point to new ventures in Japan and Hong Kong.

Eric Trump walking in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 13, 2025