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 Surges 10%; Will $100M Bet by Nasdaq-Listed Company Fuel a Larger Rally?

A little-known Nasdaq-listed drugmaker plans to invest $100M in litecoin, appoints Charlie Lee to its board and names GSR as treasury manager.

Litecoin climbs 10% in 24 hours, reaching a high of $111.40 on July 18, 2025.

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $120K on Report of Trump Approving Crypto Investments for Retirement Accounts

The president could sign an executive order as soon as this week to clear regulatory hurdles to allow investing in alternative assets including crypto in 401(k) accounts.

U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on June 27. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

BlackRock Seeks Staking Option for iShares Ethereum Trust in New Filing

Nasdaq submitted an amended 19b-4 filing to allow staking of ether held in the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA).

(BlackRock)

Policy

Feds Seize $10M in Crypto Tied to Sinaloa Cartel’s Fentanyl Trade

The bust is part of a broader federal crackdown on synthetic opioids and cartel-linked money laundering operations.

(Shutterstock)

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Finance

Off-Road EV Maker's Shares Surge 300% on $500M Raise to Buy Bitcoin

The company's bitcoin holdings will be custodied by Gemini, and Volcon has named Ryan Lane, co-founder of Empery Asset Management, as co-CEO and Chairman.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

ICP Climbs With Broader Crypto Rally, Holds Gains Above $5.50

ICP joins wider crypto breakout, rising 7% before stabilizing above key support near $5.52

ICP-USD, July 16 2025 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Pulls Back as Market Isn't 'Invincible', But Google, Meta Lift AI Tokens

PLUS: Maple Finance is now crypto's largest on-chain asset manager.

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Finance

Gaming Studio Snail Explores Developing U.S. Dollar Stablecoin

The gaming publisher is evaluating the feasibility of a proprietary stablecoin and has hired external consultant.

Gaming on a computer (Sean Do/Unsplash)

Policy

'Crypto Week' Back on Track? Trump Says Defecting Lawmakers Ready to Vote for Bills

The House was supposed to vote at 5pm ET Monday after an earlier hiccup.

There was bipartisan opposition to advancing the crypto bills on a procedural motion. (C-SPAN)