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

Getting ETH Exposure in 2025: Ether Near Record Highs, Tom Lee Sees $15K by Year End

With ETH near record highs and Tom Lee eyeing $15,000 by the end of this year, investors weigh exposure through direct tokens, spot ETFs or corporate treasuries.

Gold ether coins in a small pile, symbolizing ETH investment

Finance

KPMG Says Investor Interest in Digital Assets Will Drive Strong Second Half for Canadian Fintechs

Despite a global investment slowdown, Canadian investors pumped $1.62 billion into fintech companies in the first half of the year — a trend KPMG expects to continue.

(Unsplash)

Finance

Eric Trump Makes Bitcoin Price Predictions as He Reportedly Gets Ready to Visit Metaplanet

Eric Trump says he’s a “bitcoin maxi” and sees BTC hitting $175K this year, as reports point to new ventures in Japan and Hong Kong.

Eric Trump walking in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 13, 2025

Markets

XRP Surges 9% Before Pullback Caps Rally Near $3

Breakout above $3 triggers five-fold volume spike as Fed policy shift and on-chain activity boost institutional flows.

(CoinDesk Data)

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AAVE Leads Top 40 Cryptocurrencies With 19% Surge in One Day — Here’s What Could Be Driving It

The AAVE price jumped 19% to $355.29 as following Aave going live on Aptos, Jerome Powell's dovish comments on Friday and a rumor about Aave's alleged exposure to the WLFI token.

AAVE rose from about $298 to $355 in 24 hours, with a breakout near $340.

Tech

Bitcoin Liquid Staking Gains Momentum as Lombard Launches BARD Token and Foundation

Lombard is attempting to make the world's original cryptocurrency into a more productive asset for DeFi functions

16:9 Liquid staking (ataribravo99/Pixabay)

Markets

Dogecoin Bullish Structure Forms After High-Volume Breakout Sees 11% DOGE Surge

DOGE's price action shows potential for further gains, with support at $0.21 and resistance at $0.24.

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Markets

Ethereum Bets See Unusually High $400M Liquidations as Some Now Target $10K ETH

Powell’s dovish tone sent ether to fresh highs, but nearly $400 million in liquidations show just how stretched traders were heading into the move.

target (CoinDesk Archives)

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Markets

Ether Likely to Top $5K, BTC May See New High as Powell Sparks Rally, Asset Managers Say

While Powell's stance supports a crypto rally, potential risks include corporate treasury adoption challenges and equity market volatility.

Cryptocurrencies are likely to surge in the coming days. (lizzyliz/Pixabay)

Markets

Ethereum Surges to New All-Time High Amid Likely September Rate Cut

The token rose to a fresh record on Coinbase on Friday.

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