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

Chart of the Week: Bitcoin Soars, But ‘Wen Lambo’ Crowd Is Missing From the Rally

Bitcoin hit new highs, but retail investors remain on the sidelines while institutional money fuels the steady rally.

He bought a Lambo, allegedly. (Wes Tindel/Unsplash)

Markets

Solana Plunges 5% as Midnight Sell-Off Signals Institutional Selling

Institutional investors dump SOL during high-volume trading hour, pushing price below critical $172 support level.

SOL 24-hour chart showing price dip below $172 on May 25, 2025

Finance

Judge Overturns Convictions in Mango Markets Exploiter’s Crypto Fraud Case

The judge ruled that prosecutors failed to prove Eisenberg made false representations to the platform, which operated through smart contracts.

Mango on top of a table (Oscar Ivan Esquivel Arteaga/Unsplash)

Markets

Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller Unveils Limited Edition Solana Watch

Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller released a 1,111-piece series tied to Solana wallets through on-watch QR codes.

Screengrab from Franck Muller's website for the Solana watches (Franck Muller)

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Markets

A Small Food Firm Buys 21 bitcoin, Jumping on BTC Treasury Trend, Shares Fall Anyways

The firm, despite its ambitious plans to accumulate BTC, saw its shares plunge more than 12% in Friday's trading session.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Dogecoin Slides Below $0.23 but Finds Support as Buyer Demand Rebuilds

Dogecoin slid 6% amid bearish pressure but held support near $0.227. High-volume buying and investor confidence suggest a potential rebound is in play.

DOGE-USD 24-hour chart shows 2.9% decline, ending at $0.2279 on May 24, 2025

Markets

SHIB Slides 5% but Finds Support as Loyal Holders Hold Their Ground

SHIB dropped 5% on high volume but found support near $0.00001440. With over 1.13M loyal holders and ecosystem updates ahead, long-term sentiment stays firm.

SHIB-USD 24-hour chart shows 3.3% drop, ending at $0.00001445 on May 24, 2025

Markets

Memecoin Moo Deng, MEW Surges After Robinhood Listing

Both tokens jumped on the news, adding to their already large gains this month.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

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Finance

'Major Wake-Up Call': How $400M Coinbase Breach Exposes Crypto's Dark Side

Coinbase said 69,461 customers were initially impacted by the breach, but fears remain over the threat of real-world robberies.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

Tech

FIFA Teams Up With Avalanche to Build Its Own Blockchain, Expanding Web3 Ambition

FIFA previously released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Algorand blockchain in 2022 ahead of the Qatar World Cup.

A number of traders and crypto enthusiasts are investing in World Cup-themed tokens. (David Ramos/Getty Images)