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 Nasdaq-Listed Stock Surges More Than 100% After Unveiling $1 Billion BNB Token Buying Plan

Nano Labs plans to sell $500 million in convertible notes to accumulate Binance’s BNB, aiming to own 5%-10% of its circulating supply.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Finance

Polymarket on the Verge of Raising $200M at $1B Valuation: Report

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund leads the round, and the $200 million includes $50 million in previously unannounced funding.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

Markets

ETH Surges 9% as Crypto Market Celebrates Trump's Ceasefire Announcement

Ether rallied to $2,420 after President Trump declared a dual-phase ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran that would bring an end to the 12-day conflict.

Ether 24-hour chart showing breakout from $2,230 to $2,420 after ceasefire announcement.

Markets

Aptos' APT Gains 6% With High-Volume Buying Amidst Wider Crypto Market Bounce

The token has potentially found strong support between the $3.87-$3.89 zone with high-volume buying validation.

Aptos gains 6%.

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Finance

A Startup Raises $15M, Led by Paradigm, Aiming to Rival HyperLiquid

The exchange, GTE, hopes to emulate levels of latency seen on centralized venues like Binance.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Markets

Trump Media Share Buyback to be Funded Separately From BTC Treasury Strategy

Trump Media recently raised more than $2 billion from around 50 institutional investors to create a BTC treasury.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Canaan to Exit AI Chip Business, Double Down on Bitcoin Mining Amid Realignment

Prior to the decision, the company said it had actively explored options for selling the AI chip business.

Canaan's new Avalon 1266 model at the Bitcoin 2022 conference. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana's SOL Falls 8% as Traders Brace for Fallout From a Spike in Oil Price

Solana sank to $128.82 on heavy volume after a sharp sell-off triggered by confirmed U.S. military action against Iran.

SOL price chart showing 24-hour decline from $140.98 to $127.25, ending at $128.82.

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Bitcoin Price Slips Below $100K, Hinting Oil-Led Risk-Off on Wall Street

Bitcoin fell below $100,000 on Sunday, its lowest point since May 8. XRP, ETH and SOL followed suit.

BTC's price. (CoinDesk)

Markets

ADA Takes a Hard Fall as Traders Feel the Heat of War in the Middle East

ADA dropped to $0.5478 amid heightened geopolitical tension, even as Ford lends its name to a blockchain legal-data pilot built on the network.

ADA 24-hour price chart showing drop from $0.586 to $0.5464 and last price at $0.5478