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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PEPE Slides 5% as Hype Fades Despite Elon Musk's April Nod

Pepe dipped nearly 5% after failed recovery attempts, as Bitcoin dominance rose above 65%, signaling broader market rotation away from altcoins.

PEPE price chart shows steady decline with sharp intraday drop.

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Climbs to $107K as 'War Drums Fade, Risk Appetite Roars'

DNTV Research's Bradley Park explains why the community is important for Korean token listings.

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Bit Digital Exits BTC Mining to Focus Solely on ETH Staking Strategy

Crypto miner Bit Digital will sell off its bitcoin operations to deepen its ETH staking and treasury shift.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Solana Will Lead Tokenization, Hyperliquid the 'Perpification of Everything': Ryan Watkins

SOL briefly jumped above $147 as volume doubled intraday, but the rally stalled below key resistance and has since reversed below the $145 mark.

SOL holds above $144 before easing to $144.04

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Cardano (ADA) Drops Below $0.57 as Sellers Regain Control

ADA dipped below key support at $0.576 despite brief intraday gains, with price ending the session near its daily low amid broad market pressure.

DA falls under $0.57 after brief move toward $0.59.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Analysts Say BTC’s Long-Term Focus Is Easing War Jitters

PLUS: Tim Draper sees parallels between the flight to BTC and Microsoft's early days.

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BCH Stumbles at $467 After Triple Rejection, Ends Slightly Down Despite High-Volume Rebound

Bitcoin Cash dipped to $452.13 after repeated failures to break $467, with volume-driven rebounds unable to sustain momentum amid macro and regulatory volatility.

Bitcoin Cash 24-hour price chart ending June 24, 2025

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Circle Drops 15%, Stock Frenzy Cools as BIS Warns of Stablecoin Risks

The decline coincided with a BIS report casting doubts about stablecoins' future role in global finance.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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SOL Surges 8%, With Its CME Futures Volume Hitting an All-Time High

SOL rallied above $145 with strong intraday volume after CME futures hit an all-time high and buyers responded to improving risk sentiment across crypto markets.

Solana (SOL) price chart showing 7.63% gain to $145.47 over 24 hours with high-volume rallies and intraday consolidation.

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A Nasdaq-Listed Stock Surges More Than 100% After Unveiling $1 Billion BNB Token Buying Plan

Nano Labs plans to sell $500 million in convertible notes to accumulate Binance’s BNB, aiming to own 5%-10% of its circulating supply.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)