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

Winklevoss Claims JPMorgan Halted Gemini Onboarding After Data Access Fees Criticism

JPMorgan defended its decision without directly addressing Gemini, stating that it aims to curb misuse and protect consumers.

JPMorgan Chase Tower Entrance (WhisperToMe/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

HBAR Surges 12% Following Robinhood Listing, Making It Top Daily Gainer Among Top 20

HBAR rallies after being added to Robinhood’s crypto lineup, while a technical analyst suggests $3.30 could be possible if the token clears a key resistance level.

HBAR price chart showing 11.85% daily gain to $0.2657

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds After Galaxy Completes Sale of $9B BTC From Satoshi-Era Whale

Galaxy said the long-dormant wallet sold 80,000 BTC through the asset manager as part of the investor's estate planning.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Policy

Roman Storm Trial: Is Coding A Crime? The Tornado Cash Court Battle Intensifies

Over the last several trial days, the government laid out its case that Roman Storm could have changed the Tornado Cash protocol to make it less attractive to cyber criminals, but chose not to.

A protestor stands outside the Manhattan court where Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is being tried for money laundering and sanctions evasion (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Markets

Elon Musk’s xAI Partners With Kalshi to Bring Grok to Prediction Markets

The partnership aims to use Grok’s AI to analyze real-world events for Kalshi’s regulated prediction markets.

Elon Musk

Markets

Ether Surges 4% as ETH Treasury Firm BitMine Steps Up Bid to Acquire 5% of Supply

BitMine reveals ETH holdings above $2 billion just 16 days after a $250 million raise, reinforcing its goal of acquiring 5% of ether's supply.

ETH rose 4.1% to $3,755 amid strong treasury accumulation

Markets

Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings Now Worth $1.2B After 30% BTC Price Rally in Q2

A new accounting rule this year lets companies mark crypto assets to market, benefiting Tesla’s balance sheet.

Tesla Gigafactory, Nevada

Markets

Joe McCann Closes Asymmetric Liquid Fund After 'Shifting Away From Liquid Trading'

McCann is shutting down crypto fund after steep losses and shifting his focus to long-term blockchain investments.

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Markets

Bitwise CIO on Ether’s ‘Demand Shock’: Why ETH’s Rally Has Staying Power

Matthew Hougan says ETH treasury firms and spot ether ETFs are driving a $10 billion ETH supply squeeze, pushing ether toward structurally higher prices.

Ether (ETH) price falls 0.69% to $3,658 over 24 hours

Markets

Solana's SOL Could Hit $500 in This Bull Run, Says Analyst, as Upexi Boosts Holdings to 1.8M SOL

Upexi’s SOL stash now exceeds $330 million after a $200 million capital raise, as one analyst calls for a breakout to $500 this cycle.

Solana (SOL) price chart shows 24-hour movement around $198