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

Pump.fun Swiftly Raises $500M in Public Sale at $4B Fully Diluted Valuation

All 125 billion tokens sold at $0.004 each, giving PUMP a $4B fully diluted valuation; post-sale tokens stay initially frozen for up to 72 hours.

Pump.fun's swap tool (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Tether to Halt USDT on Omni, BCH, Kusama, EOS, Algorand as Focus Shifts to Layer 2s

The decision is due to declining usage of USDT on these networks over the past two years and as the company moves its focus to newer platforms such as Layer 2s.

U.S. Capitol and Tether (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase’s Pudgy Penguin Avatar Change, ETF Hopes Ignite 60% PENGU Rally

The move also lifted the floor price of Pudgy Penguin NFTs and increased volume by nearly 690%.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

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‘We Expect Bitcoin to Top $200K by the End of Year’, Says Bitwise CIO

With the bitcoin price reaching a new all-time high earlier this week, crypto industry leaders and analysts are starting to expect a lot more from BTC in 2025.

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Ethereum ETFs See Inflow Surge as BlackRock’s ETHA Draws in Record $300M in a Day

Investors are pouring capital into U.S.-listed ether ETFs, helping push the asset's price to $3,000.

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Markets

Strategy, Metaplanet and Others Sit on Billions in Bitcoin Gains — and They’re Not Selling

Bitcoin is trading at all-time highs, and major holders like Strategy and El Salvador are sitting on massive unrealized profits.

(Xavier Bonghi/Getty Images)

Markets

SOL: Nasdaq-Listed Firm Secures $200M in Financing, with Over $150M Tied to Solana Treasury Strategy

Solana advances from $156.45 to $166.65 amid heightened trading activity and corporate accumulation strategies signalling sustained upward trajectory.

Solana rises to $166.28, gaining 6.23% in 24 hours

Markets

ETH Surges Past $3K as Glassnode Flags Rare Flip in Futures Volume Over Bitcoin

Ethereum showcased explosive bullish momentum with institutional demand accelerating through spot ETFs while shattering critical resistance levels.

Ether price hits $3,012.44, gaining 8.22% in 24 hours

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Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High at $116k, Nearly $1B Shorts Get Liquidated: Markets Liveblog

Analysts and longtime industry participants weigh in on how this week's bitcoin price action resembles — or differs from — past bull runs.

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Bitcoin Breaks Fresh Record Topping $116,000

The new all-time high on Thursday follows multiple attempts to break above the $112,000 level.

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