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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Bitcoin Breaks $119K, While XLM and HBAR Lead Altcoin Rally

Although bitcoin's move on Sunday delighted bitcoiners, holders of two top 20 altcoins had even more reason to celebrate.

Bitcoin rose 1.38% to $118,882 in the past 24 hours

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Stellar Performance From XLM as It Posts Top 24H Percentage Gain Among Top 20 Cryptos

On Saturday, Stellar's XLM surged 6% to $0.3880, making it the top performer by percent change among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap.

XLM price rose 5.98% to $0.3880 over the past 24 hours

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Another BTC Mining Firm Moves Into Ethereum Reserve, Hailing ETH as ‘Digital Gold’

The investment adds to the growing public ether treasuries, which currently hold over 1.34 million ETH, according to a public tracker.

gold bars (Philip Oroni/Unsplash+)

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Pump.fun Swiftly Raises $500M in Public Sale at $4B Fully Diluted Valuation

All 125 billion tokens sold at $0.004 each, giving PUMP a $4B fully diluted valuation; post-sale tokens stay initially frozen for up to 72 hours.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Tether to Halt USDT on Omni, BCH, Kusama, EOS, Algorand as Focus Shifts to Layer 2s

The decision is due to declining usage of USDT on these networks over the past two years and as the company moves its focus to newer platforms such as Layer 2s.

U.S. Capitol and Tether (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase’s Pudgy Penguin Avatar Change, ETF Hopes Ignite 60% PENGU Rally

The move also lifted the floor price of Pudgy Penguin NFTs and increased volume by nearly 690%.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

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‘We Expect Bitcoin to Top $200K by the End of Year’, Says Bitwise CIO

With the bitcoin price reaching a new all-time high earlier this week, crypto industry leaders and analysts are starting to expect a lot more from BTC in 2025.

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Ethereum ETFs See Inflow Surge as BlackRock’s ETHA Draws in Record $300M in a Day

Investors are pouring capital into U.S.-listed ether ETFs, helping push the asset's price to $3,000.

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

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Strategy, Metaplanet and Others Sit on Billions in Bitcoin Gains — and They’re Not Selling

Bitcoin is trading at all-time highs, and major holders like Strategy and El Salvador are sitting on massive unrealized profits.

(Xavier Bonghi/Getty Images)

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SOL: Nasdaq-Listed Firm Secures $200M in Financing, with Over $150M Tied to Solana Treasury Strategy

Solana advances from $156.45 to $166.65 amid heightened trading activity and corporate accumulation strategies signalling sustained upward trajectory.

Solana rises to $166.28, gaining 6.23% in 24 hours