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

'A Joke Wrapped in Volatility': Fartcoin Rallies Absurd 300% Defying Global Market Carnage

One trader noted that Fartcoin's face-melting outperformance is the "perfect metaphor" for the current times when even traditional assets trade like a joke.

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Markets

Gold and Bonds' Safe Haven Allure May be Fading With Bitcoin Emergence

Bitcoin may not fit the traditional mold of a safe haven, but in a world of rising sovereign risk and broken financial norms, it may be time to redefine what 'safe' actually means.

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Finance

Onyxcoin Rises by 150% as Volume Explodes, Binance Announces Listing

The Binance listing did not contribute to a continuation in price action.

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Finance

Donald Trump's Memecoin Faces Massive $320M Token Unlock Amid Record Low Price

The token is down by 83% since it launched in January.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

APX Lending Secures $20M Funding Amid 'Rising Demand' for Crypto-Backed Loans in Canada

APX received exemptive relief from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) at the start of this month.

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Policy

New SEC Staff Statement Urges Detailed Crypto Token Disclosures

The SEC staff statement was based on observations about previous disclosures, the agency said.

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Markets

BNB Plunges 11.6% Before Staging Massive Recovery Amid Trump Tariff Concerns

Binance Coin's wild price swings reflect growing uncertainty as regulatory developments and global economic policies reshape crypto market sentiment.

BNB Price Rises Amid Market Volatility

Finance

Stablecoins Are a 'WhatsApp Moment' for Money Transfers, a16z Says

Stablecoins are revolutionizing global money transfers by reducing costs and eliminating intermediaries.

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