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.

Aoyon Ashraf

Latest from Aoyon Ashraf


Ринки

Asia Morning Briefing: SOL up 4% as Analysts Say Staking ETF (SSK) Has Strong Launch

The REX-Osprey Solana + Staking ETF (SSK) does better than the average ETF launch on the first day of trading, Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas said in a post on X.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

Ринки

Spot Ethereum ETFs Could See Explosive Growth in H2 2025, Says Bitwise CIO

Ether climbs to $2,601 as institutional narratives strengthen following bullish ETF commentary and Robinhood’s L2 blockchain development on Arbitrum.

Ether price chart shows 8% rise to $2,601

Політика

SEC Halts Grayscale Large Cap Fund Conversion for 'Review' a Day After Staff Approval

The SEC's commissioners are reviewing Grayscale's uplisting of a large cap fund, a letter from the agency said.

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

Ринки

BONK Surges 10% as Tuttle Capital Sets July 16 as Earliest Launch Date for Its 2X Leveraged ETF

BONK rallied to $0.00001494 as Tuttle Capital filed a post-effective amendment stating its 2x leveraged ETF could go live as early as July 16 if approved.

BONK 24H chart showing rally and sharp reversal

Реклама

Фінанси

Ripple Expands Stablecoin Infrastructure Partnership as It Seeks Bank License

The partnership will integrate Ripple's payments network with OpenPayd's fiat rails, supporting Ripple USD (RLUSD).

Ripple on the water (Linus Nylund/Unsplash)

Ринки

Polkadot's DOT Rises 6% as Bullish Momentum Breaks Key Resistance

The token gained amidst a wider rally in crypto markets, with the Coindesk 20 index up 4.2%.

Polkadot gains 6%.

Фінанси

Defi Dev Hikes Convertible Note Offering to $112M for Buyback, More SOL Purchase

The Nasdaq-listed firm upsized its note offering from $100 million as it ramps up its Solana-focused crypto treasury strategy.

Solana sign and logo

Ринки

Why Is Ether Struggling Near $2,400 Even as More Firms Add ETH to Their Treasuries?

ETH fell to $2,418, down 3.3% in 24 hours, as traders failed to defend support near $2,460 during high-volume selling.

Ether price chart shows 3.3% decline to $2,418 over 24 hours

Реклама

Ринки

Solana Drops Below $146 Despite Imminent Launch of First U.S.-Based SOL Staking ETF

SOL dropped nearly 8% despite growing institutional demand and an imminent U.S. ETF offering staking rewards.

SOL price falls to $145.08 in 24H chart on July 1, 2025

Ринки

ETH Price Surges as $2.9B Inflows, EthCC, and Robinhood’s L2 Fuel Bullish Sentiment

Ether rose 3.5% in 24 hours amid record ETF inflows, rising staking, and Robinhood's Arbitrum-based Layer-2 plans.

ETH price rose to $2,519 on June 30 before minor pullback