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

ADA Slips Below $0.60; 24-Hour Trading Volume Jumps 30% Amid Accumulation Signs

ADA dips under key psychological support even as a 30% spike in 24-hour trading volume signals growing activity and potential accumulation.

ADA price chart showing decline to $0.5965 with consolidation near $0.60 amid rising volume

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Jumps to $480 as 24-Hour Trading Volume Spikes 22% Above Average

Bitcoin Cash climbed above $480 Tuesday as 24-hour trading volume surged 22% above its monthly average, defying broader market volatility and global tensions.

BCH 24-hour price chart showing breakout from $454 to above $480 with increasing volume

Finanzas

Crypto Exchange Kraken Adds Bitcoin Staking Via Babylon as BTC Driven DeFi Picks Up

Kraken users will now be able to stake their bitcoin directly, locking it in a custodial vault on the native chain.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Regulación

DOJ Ties Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million 'Pig Butchering' Seizure

Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank, wired millions in embezzled funds to scammers who promised crypto riches and was arrested in 2024. Now, a DOJ complaint shows he was the single largest victim in a global "pig butchering" USDT laundering network.

Shan Hanes mugshot (Morton County Jail/DoJ Filing)

Publicidad

Mercados

Crypto Lenders Hold Nearly $60B of Assets as New Wave of DeFi Adoption Sweeps In: Report

DeFi protocols are expanding into tokenized real-world assets, with crypto-native asset managers playing a key role in capital allocation and governance, according to a new report.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Mercados

SUI Reverses After Wild Swings; Trading Volume Spikes 11% Above 30-Day Average

Sui dropped nearly 4% after an intraday rally failed near $2.82, with 24-hour volume jumping 11% above the 30-day average during volatile trading.

SUI price chart showing 24-hour volatility with peak near $2.92 and support near $2.72

Mercados

UNI Rallies 70% From April Lows With Bullish Pattern Taking Shape, Up 24% in Past 30 Days

UNI posted seven weekly gains in eight weeks, reversing its 2025 downtrend with a 70% rally from April lows and forming a V-shaped recovery pattern this week.

Line chart showing UNI rebounding from $7.14 to $7.76 before consolidating near $7.47 in the latest 24-hour session.

Publicidad

Mercados

Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation

Bitcoin price was little changed and traded just above $104,000 as policymakers expect stickier inflation and slower growth.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Mercados

Litecoin Bucks Bearish Trend as ETF Hopes Climb Amid Rising Global Tension

From a technical perspective, LTC's price action showed resilience, with support solidifying in the $83.48-$83.57 range.

Litecoin price (CoinDesk Data)