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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Metamask Token Hype Builds, While Aster Open Positions Surge 46%: Crypto Markets Today

Much will depend on the ability of bitcoin bulls to overcome important resistance levels at $113,500 and $115,000, one analyst said.

MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Asia Morning Briefing: Capital Controls Doom Asia’s Stablecoin Dreams—Except in Hong Kong

Most currencies in the region are locked in by capital controls. Hong Kong's unique status as an autonomous part of China means its currency is available around the world.

Hong Kong Harbor (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Tether Looking to Raise Up to $20B, Bringing its Valuation to $500B: Bloomberg

The talks of the deals are in early stages and prospective investors have been given access to a data room over the past few weeks, Bloomberg reported.

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Crypto VC Firm Archetype Launches $100M Fund to Back Early Blockchain Startups

Archetype has a track record of successful investments, including Privy, which was acquired by Stripe, and US Bitcoin Corp, which completed a merger with Hut 8.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Market Today: OG, ASTR Surge as Bitcoin Defends $112K

The crypto market regained poise in the past 24 hours, with market leader bitcoin defending support at $112,000.

A trader in front of screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

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CleanSpark Shares Rise After Getting $100M Bitcoin-Backed Credit From Coinbase Prime

The credit facility allows CleanSpark to leverage its bitcoin holdings to fund expansion without selling the asset.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Tom Lee’s BitMine Sells Stock at $70 to Raise Additional $365M for ETH Treasury

BitMine disclosed holdings of 2.4 million ETH and raised $365 million in a premium stock sale, highlighting investor demand for ether exposure through public markets.

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BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes Dumps HYPE for a Ferrari, Then Tells Followers Not to Worry

The Maelstrom CIO claims he offloaded his HYPE bag to fund the purchase of anew Ferrari, even as his firm warns of billions in new token supply hitting the market.

Ferrari logo outside the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello

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Coinbase CEO: 'We Want to Become a Super App and Provide All Types of Financial Services'

Brian Armstrong told Fox Business that Coinbase aims to be users’ primary financial account while addressing U.S. crypto rules and pressure from banks.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen