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


Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: SEC's In-Kind BTC, ETH ETF Redemption Shift Happened Years Ago in Hong Kong

Regulators in Hong Kong were open to in-kind redemptions for the city's crypto ETFs since day one.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

MARA Shares Jump as Q2 Revenue Beats Wall Street's Expectations Thanks to Surging BTC Price

The bitcoin miner said the company posted its highest revenue quarter due to the average price of bitcoin surging 50% during the second quarter.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Markets

ETH Treasury Race Heats Up: BitMine Still Ahead Despite SharpLink's Latest Ether Purchase

SharpLink has now bought more than 438,000 ETH, but BitMine’s total holdings exceed 625,000 ETH — highlighting the fierce competition between the two largest ETH treasury players.

ETH trades above $3,800 in 24H chart ahead of Fed decision

Finance

New Ether Treasury Firm 'ETHZilla' Emerges With $425M Funding and a DeFi Twist

The transaction was backed by sixty institutional and crypto-native investors, including Polychain Capital, GSR.

Ether price chart on a smartphone screen (Cedrik Wesche/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Finance

MARA, Holder of Nearly $6B BTC, Raises $950M to Buy More Bitcoin

MARA Holdings holds roughly 50,000 BTC, valued at nearly $6 billion, ranking it as the second-largest bitcoin holder among public companies

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Tech

Linea to Burn ETH With Every Transaction in Bold L2 Upgrade

Linea’s updated roadmap introduces ETH-native staking on bridged assets, a protocol-level ETH burn mechanism, and the allocation of 85% of its token supply to ecosystem development.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto Rally Stalls, ETH Flows May Decide What Comes Next

ETF inflows collapse while leverage stays high. With altcoin appetite uncertain, market observers say ETH may decide if markets rebound or cool further.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Nasdaq-Listed Upexi Secures $500M Equity Line to Expand Solana Treasury Holdings

Upexi adds $500 million in flexible capital through a new equity line agreement, giving it more firepower to scale its SOL holdings and staking strategy.

SOL price chart showing 24H decline to $187.35

Advertisement

Markets

Analyst Says ETH Could Hit $13K as Early as Q4, With $8K as Conservative Target

A popular crypto analyst on X sees ETH reaching $8,000 to $13,000 in Q4; meanwhile, SharpLink Gaming adds $295 million worth of ether to its treasury.

ETH price nears $3,900 after strong breakout on July 28

Finance

Michael Saylor Is Bringing Bitcoin-Backed Money-Market-Style Vehicle to Wall Street: NYDIG

The offering doesn't give investors direct bitcoin exposure, but rather uses the asset's historical return profile to sustain high payouts.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)