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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Ether Machine to List on Nasdaq Via SPAC With $1.5B Backing

It is backed by around $645 million worth of ETH from Chairman Andrew Keys and a further $800 million from an array of high-profile investors

16:9 Stock market rally (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Solana's SOL Tops $191 After $11M in Shorts Liquidated and Fund Inflows Hit $39M

SOL hit $191 as $11 million in shorts were wiped out and CoinShares reported $39M in weekly inflows, pointing to renewed institutional interest in SOL.

SOL rises to $191 with 6.55% daily gain

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Asia Morning Briefing: Miners and Whales Dumping BTC Amid Rally May Signal 'Local Top'

BTC’s rally to all-time highs triggered the largest miner sell-off since April, with 16K BTC moved to exchanges.

(André François McKenzie/Unsplash)

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ETH's ‘Most Hated’ Rally Could Trigger $331M in Liquidations Near $4K, Says Analyst

Ether pushes toward $4,000 while analysts warn of liquidations and note capital rotating from smaller altcoins into ETH.

ETH price hits $3,755 after 5.7% daily gain

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Ethena's ENA Soars 20% as Protocol Sees $750M Inflow Amid Rising Crypto Funding Rates

The decentralized finance protocol pays out yield-harvesting BTC, ETH and SOL funding rates, which have been rising as the crypto rally broadens.

Ethena (ENA) price on July 20 (CoinDesk)

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Tom Lee’s Bitmine Aims to Hold 5% of ETH: ‘Game On,’ Says Lubin, SharpLink's Chairman

SharpLink Gaming and Bitmine Immersion Technologies now hold 500K+ ETH, fueling a treasury arms race that's redefining how public companies manage crypto on their balance sheets.

Ether price climbs to $3,756.99 with 6.03% daily gain on July 20, 2025

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Ethereum's ETH Breaks $3,800 Amid Massive Whale Buy, Large Capital Inflow

Some analysts are now predicting that prices could reach up to $15,000.

(Marcio Jose Bastos Silva/Shutterstock.com)

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Chart of the Week: Wall Street's 'Infinite Money Glitch' Moves From Bitcoin to Altcoins

Will the strategy to buy altcoins for publicly traded companies' balance sheets be sustainable?

(Credit: iStockPhoto)

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ETH Could Be Worth $15K Medium Term, $4K Target in the Short Term: Fundstrat's Tom Lee

Fundstrat's Tom Lee says Ethereum is Wall Street’s top blockchain, with ETH possibly reaching $15,000 as tokenization and stablecoin growth accelerate.

Ether 24-hour chart showing rebound from $3,490 to $3,564

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Avalanche’s AVAX ‘Breakout Finally Happened’ After 30% Monthly Price Jump

This price increase, coupled with a rebound in DeFi activity, suggests growing confidence among traders and a potential short-term target of $32 to $35.

AVAX monthly price chart (CoinDesk Data)