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

FLOKI Explodes 12% on Massive Volume, Potentially Signalling Bullish Momentum

The token's volume spikes hit 274.1 billion tokens at 16:00 UTC, nearly five times the average.

Floki price chart (CoinDesk data)

Markets

ICP Maintains Bullish Structure Setting $4.72 as a Foundation for Next Move Higher

ICP climbs 1% after testing key support, with recovery momentum suggesting further upside potential.

ICP-USD, July 8 2025 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Are Jerome Powell’s Days as Federal Reserve Chair Numbered?

Jerome Powell’s cautious rate policy sparks fierce criticism and succession talks, putting his Fed Chair tenure under unprecedented scrutiny.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee

Markets

Japan's Surging 30-Year Yield Is Flashing Warning Sign for Risk Assets: Macro Markets

Market concerns about fiscal policy and upcoming elections may be contributing to the rise in bond yields.

Japan (Unsplash)

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: BTC’s Institutional Waves Are Building, Not Breaking

Despite short-term demand jitters, Saphira’s Jeff Dyment says BTC’s institutional adoption is accelerating in cyclical waves, not stalling, with options data backing up that thesis.

(Rob Miller/Unsplash)

Markets

Solana Matches All Other Chains Combined in Monthly Active Users, Artemis Data Shows

Solana matched all other L1 and L2 chains in monthly active addresses in June and has led in network revenue for three consecutive quarters.

SOL 24-hour chart shows drop below $150 with sharp sell-off and rebound

Finance

Crypto VC Paradigm Leads $11.6M Round for Kuru Labs’ DeFi Liquidity Engine

The raise will help build an on-chain orderbook on super-fast blockchain Monad.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)

Markets

ICP Rebounds From Intraday Lows as Support at $4.80 Holds Firm

ICP shows resilience amid global market volatility, bouncing from a sharp dip and reaffirming bullish consolidation near $4.80.

ICP-USD, July 7 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Policy

Kevin O’Leary: U.S. Must Learn From Bitcoin Miners to Win ‘AI Wars’

Common ground between Bitcoin mining operations and AI data center requirements is now the focus of institutional investors and Washington, D.C. policymakers alike.

Kevin O'Leary, Chairman of O'Leary Ventures stands to give his keynote address at Consensus 2025 in Toronto

Policy

Elon Musk Says America Party Will Embrace BTC as 'Fiat Is Hopeless'

The America Party formed out of a rift between Musk and President Trump over the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)