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

Bank of Canada Identifies Technical Path for Retail CBDC in New Research Paper

The study outlines a viable system design for a Canadian digital dollar with high privacy and speed.

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)

Markets

Solana and Fireblocks Selected by Japan’s Minna Bank for Stablecoin Use Case Study

A Japanese digital-native bank is exploring stablecoins for real-world payments and finance, signaling rising institutional interest in Solana’s infrastructure.

SOL price drops to $150.81 on July 4, 2025, after testing $149 support

Finance

Amber International Raises $25.5M to Expand $100M Crypto Reserve Strategy

The firm is allocating capital into bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and other digital assets to support blockchain ecosystem growth.

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Finance

Ondo, Pantera Capital to Invest $250M in Real-World Asset Projects

The new initiative aims to invest in projects that enhance tokenized finance and on-chain capital markets, Ondo said.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

ETH Holds Firm as Strong U.S. Jobs Data Lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to Record Highs

Ether stays above $2,580 after better-than-expected jobs data fuels record highs in equities and tempers Fed pivot expectations.

ETH climbs above $2,580 with strong support seen intraday

News Analysis

SEC's Pause of Grayscale Fund Is Likely Temporary

The Commission’s pause on Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund ETF is likely tied to listing standards, not politics, sources say.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Sui Reclaims $3 After Week-Long Rally Sparked by Lion Group’s Treasury Plans

The native token of the Sui network is up 15% over the past 7 days.

SUI is trading at $3, up about 4% in the past 24 hours.

Markets

Solana Treasury Firm Expands SOL Holdings and Staking Strategy With $2.7M Purchase

DeFi Dev Corp expands its SOL holdings to over 640K tokens and increases staking activity, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the Solana ecosystem.

SOL fell to $150.75 after facing resistance at $156

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Markets

Cardano’s ADA Rises as Altcoin Trading Volume Surges Amid Broader Rally

Cardano's native token hits a 5-month high amid global economic uncertainty and technical developments.

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Markets

BONK Leads Memecoin Amid Crypto Rally While the Token Approaches 1M Holder Milestone

The Solana-based token sees a massive volume spike to 2.9 trillion amid potential ETF launch speculation and an upcoming token burn event.

Bonk price chart as of 12:06pm ET(CoinDesk data)