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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Marchés

Brevan Howard, Goldman Sachs and Harvard Lead Billions in Bitcoin ETF Buying Spree

Institutions ramped up BTC exposure in Q2 through spot ETFs like IBIT and crypto-linked stocks, signaling growing comfort with the asset class.

Trondheim, Norway (simowilliams/Unsplash)

Marchés

Chainlink's LINK Outperform Top 50 Tokens, as Analyst Calls It 'Very Undervalued’

LINK surged 18% to $26.05, outpacing peers as analysts highlight undervaluation, strong chart signals and Chainlink’s August product announcements.

LINK climbed from about $22 to $26, breaking above $24.50 on heavy volume

Marchés

Volatility Vanishes Across Markets as Traders Brace for Powell's Jackson Hole Speech

The decline in volatility across asset classes likely reflects expectations for easy monetary policy and economic stability; however, some analysts are warning of potential downside risks.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference

Marchés

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Rose 2% in July Amid BTC Price Rally, Jefferies Says

A rising bitcoin price is seen as most favorable for Galaxy's digital assets business, while miners fight a rising network hashrate, the report said.

Bitcoin mining machines

Publicité

Marchés

Bitcoin Steadies at $118K as Analysts Flag Deeper Pullback Risks and Altcoin Rotation

Bitcoin steadied near $118,000 on Sunday, though analysts Lark Davis and Michaël van de Poppe warned of deeper corrections and choppy trading ahead.

BTC climbed from $117.8K to $118.4K over 24 hours, Aug. 16–17, 2025

Analyse de Nouvelles

Why Circle and Stripe (And Many Others) Are Launching Their Own Blockchains

Firms aim to own their settlement rails to boost efficiency, compliance and revenue from digital asset payments, analysts said.

Railways (Unsplash/Getty Images)

Finance

Gemini Hires Goldmans, Citi, Morgan Stanley and Cantor as Lead Bookrunners for Its IPO

The company said its net revenue for the first six months of 2025 was $67.9 million, against a net loss of $282.5 million.

CoinDesk

Marchés

This Is the 'Best Investment Environment Ever', Says BlackRock’s CIO of Global Fixed Income

Rick Rieder cited strong earnings, high yields and low volatility as drivers of today’s favorable investing climate, while warning complacency remains a risk.

BlackRock sign outside San Francisco office building

Publicité

Marchés

Adam Back’s $2.1B Bitcoin Treasury Play Set to Challenge MARA in BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Standard Treasury Co.'s SPAC deal combines fiat financing and a bitcoin-denominated PIPE, aiming to debut on the Nasdaq with over 30,000 BTC and an aggressive growth plan.

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

Finance

XRP Ledger Used by Nasdaq-Listed Pharma Distributor to Power Payment System for Pharmacies

The distributor is rolling out an XRPL-powered system for 6,500 pharmacies to speed up payments, cut costs and expand blockchain use in healthcare finance.

A collection of pharmaceutical drugs