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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Markets

Litecoin Bucks Bearish Trend as ETF Hopes Climb Amid Rising Global Tension

From a technical perspective, LTC's price action showed resilience, with support solidifying in the $83.48-$83.57 range.

Litecoin price (CoinDesk Data)

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BNB Hits Resistance at $654 as Israel-Iran Conflict Rattles Crypto Traders

BNB is struggling to break above a resistance level of $654, with price swings driven by global unease due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Coinbase Derivatives, Nodal Clear Plan to Use USDC as Collateral for Futures Trades

The move is expected to mark the first time a stablecoin is accepted as collateral for margined futures in the U.S.

Stock trading chart next to watchlist (Tötös Ádám/Unsplash)

Finance

A Startup Is Looking to Pay 30% Yield by Tokenizing AI Infrastructure

Compute Labs’ tokens offer fractionalized ownership of industrial-grade NVIDIA H200 GPUs, which would retail at around $30,000 for a single unit.

computer processors (Shutterstock)

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Asia Morning Briefing: GENIUS Act Positions ETH at the Center of Tokenized Finance, Says Wall Street Veteran

"Every action is powered by ether," Etherealize's founder, Vivek Raman, argues as institutional adoption of Ethereum accelerates amid the stablecoin boom.

Wall Street street sign

Finance

Coinbase Seeks SEC Approval to Offer Tokenized Stock Trading

The move could pit the crypto exchange against Robinhood and Schwab.

Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Heads Lower as Trump Threatens to Assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader

The U.S. President has called for Iran's unconditional surrender.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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AgriFORCE Launches Gas-Powered Bitcoin Mining Site in Alberta, Plans Expansion to 1 EH/s

AgriFORCE brings stranded natural gas online for crypto mining and compute with its new Alberta site.

Alberta (Credit: Unsplash, Kym MacKinnon)

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BNB Price Falls Below Technical Support as Market Awaits FOMC Clues Amid Geopolitical Tension

The drop comes amid growing unease surrounding the conflict between Iran and Israel and Trump's convening of the National Security Council.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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Filecoin Plunges 6% On Heavy Volume, Breaks Technical Support at $2.52 Level

The token has found support at the $2.41-$2.42 range, forming a potential consolidation zone after the sharp decline.

Filecoin sell off chart