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 Advances Blockchain Gaming Ambitions With Valhalla Mainnet Launch and Esports Partnership

FLOKI is doubling down on utility with a Valhalla MMORPG mainnet launch and new Method partnership aimed at attracting Web3 and traditional gamers.

FLOKI gains 4.7% then consolidates below $0.000075

Markets

WIF Holds Key Support as Whales Accumulate Over 39M Tokens

Despite mild losses today, WIF remains resilient at support with high-volume whale accumulation suggesting bullish intent.

WIF price at $0.8319 after volatile 24-hour session

Finance

U.S. Recession Odds on Polymarket Plunge to 22% as Trade Tensions Cool

Perceived odds of a U.S. recession peaked at 66% back in April as Wall Street banks were raising red flags, yet they have since plunged as trade negotiations advanced.

Odds of a US recession in 2025 chart (Polymarket)

Finance

Ex-ECB Official Urges Europe to Back Euro Stablecoins or Risk Losing Financial Power

Ex-ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi warned the EU's slow roll-out of euro stablecoins could cede control to dollar-backed tokens.

Euro notes (jojooff/Pixabay)

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Finance

Bank of Canada Identifies Technical Path for Retail CBDC in New Research Paper

The study outlines a viable system design for a Canadian digital dollar with high privacy and speed.

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)

Markets

Solana and Fireblocks Selected by Japan’s Minna Bank for Stablecoin Use Case Study

A Japanese digital-native bank is exploring stablecoins for real-world payments and finance, signaling rising institutional interest in Solana’s infrastructure.

SOL price drops to $150.81 on July 4, 2025, after testing $149 support

Finance

Amber International Raises $25.5M to Expand $100M Crypto Reserve Strategy

The firm is allocating capital into bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and other digital assets to support blockchain ecosystem growth.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Ondo, Pantera Capital to Invest $250M in Real-World Asset Projects

The new initiative aims to invest in projects that enhance tokenized finance and on-chain capital markets, Ondo said.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

ETH Holds Firm as Strong U.S. Jobs Data Lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to Record Highs

Ether stays above $2,580 after better-than-expected jobs data fuels record highs in equities and tempers Fed pivot expectations.

ETH climbs above $2,580 with strong support seen intraday

News Analysis

SEC's Pause of Grayscale Fund Is Likely Temporary

The Commission’s pause on Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund ETF is likely tied to listing standards, not politics, sources say.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)