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

With Gold Stalling, Is It Bitcoin’s Turn? Traders Eye $95K as Key Breakout Level

Wednesday's crypto rally stalled as Bessent reiterated the difficulties in making a deal with China.

CDCROP: Gold bars stacked close up (Unsplash)

Tech

Pantera Leads $29M Funding for EigenLayer Rival Symbiotic to Expand Staking Play

The funding will expand the current team and contribute to the protocol’s Universal Staking framework.

(WLDavies, Getty Images)

Markets

Tesla Reports $951M in Crypto Holdings as It Misses Earnings

Tesla does not seem to have sold any digital assets in the last quarter.

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Markets

AVAX Surges 10.7% as Bullish Breakout Signals Strong Momentum

Avalanche's price action shows accelerating upward trajectory with high-volume trading activity breaking key resistance levels.

AVAX-USD 24-hour price chart showing a 5.48% gain with a final price of $21.71 as of April 22, 2025

Tech

Matter Labs, ZKsync Developer, Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property Theft

Defunct blockchain firm BANKEX said two ex-employees stole its technology to build ZKsync, but a spokesperson at Matter Labs called the allegation "baseless."

Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk)

Finance

Dutch Bank ING Said to Be Working on a New Stablecoin With Other TradFi and Crypto Firms

ING’s stablecoin project could take the form of a consortium effort including some other banks and crypto service providers, two people familiar with the plans said.

ING bank (Sundry Photography/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Holding Near $87K While Stocks Slump a 'Strong Sign' of Maturing BTC Sentiment

The top cryptocurrency has never held so well with volatility being so high, according to macroeconomic expert Lawrence McDonald.

Bull and bear (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Finance

Chart of the Week: 'Dire Picture' for BTC Miners as Revenue Flatlines Near Record Low

Despite bitcoin trading around $84,000, miner revenue has decreased due to the recent halving event and rising operational costs.

(Colin Anderson/Getty Images)

Tech

KiloEx's KILO Token Surges as Funds Recovered Swiftly After ‘Sophisticated’ Hack

The firm will be awarding a 10% bounty to white hat hackers involved in the resolution of the exploit.

A hooded figure sits typing on a laptop in a darkened (Pixabay)