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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Coinbase and Mastercard Held Talks to Buy Stablecoin Fintech BVNK for Up to $2.5B: Fortune

The sale, if it goes through, could become the largest stablecoin acquisition to date, with Coinbase leading bids over Mastercard, sources told Fortune.

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BNB Falls 2% as Memecoin Trades Unwind Despite 'Hard to Ignore' Rally

BNB's price movement follows a 45% surge in the past month, which made it the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

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Monad Confirms Airdrop Timing, But Allocation Details Remain Under Wraps

The airdrop claims portal will open this month, the Monad team shared on X.

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Crypto Investors Are Now Using Wall Street's Age Old Strategy to Invest, Bitwise CEO Says

Institutional investors have now shifted to more sophisticated and reliable analysis methods for selecting crypto investments as the digital asset market matures, according to Bitwise's Hunter Horsley.

Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise (YouTube/CoinDesk screenshot)

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Pantera Backs TransCrypts with $15M Seed Round to Expand Blockchain Identity Platform

The funds will be used to expand the company’s credential verification system beyond employment into healthcare and education.

Zain Zaidi (CoinDesk)

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Hyperliquid Lists MON-USD Perpetuals Ahead of Hotly Anticipated Monad Airdrop

Both Hyperliquid’s announcement and Monad’s recent posts suggest that an airdrop may be imminent.

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Bitcoin’s On-Chain Profitability Has Surged With 97% of Supply Now in Profit: Glassnode

Glassnode says bitcoin’s breakout to record highs came on the back of $2.2 billion in ETF inflows and steady accumulation from smaller holders, not speculative hype.

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PEPE Falls 7% as Trading Volumes Surge and Memecoin Market Faces Broader Pullback

The sell-off was driven by significant activity in the crypto space, with whales taking profits and investors seeking cover from rising political risks.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Singapore Authorities Say Token2049 Organizer Not Covered by Russia Sanctions After A7A5 Appearance

Monetary Authority of Singapore spokesperson tells CoinDesk that entities not regulated as financial institutions are not subject to sanctions measures.

The Russian flag waves against an almost cloudless sky. (CoinDesk archives)