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

NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump

The rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.

Near co-founder Illia Polosukhin speaks at NEARCON 2021. (NEAR)

Policy

Indonesia blocks Polymarket, calling prediction market online gambling in disguise

Authorities stated that using crypto or blockchain doesn't change platforms that let users wager on uncertain outcomes from being gambling products.

Indonesia flag (Bisma Mahendra/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb

Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and highly enriched uranium, as Pakistan and Qatar are mediating.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago.

Web3

Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will shrink, sell less ETH, and focus on 'CROPS'

Buterin's influence in the EF will decrease as the board expands. He framed the EF as "one node, with a defined purpose," not the center of Ethereum.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

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Finance

F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars

Chun Wang, the first Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial spaceflight to Mars, is crucial for the future transport of millions of tons of cargo and a million citizens to the Red Planet.

F2Pool's Chun Wang (Source: SpaceX Blog)

Finance

Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving company amid revenue slowdown

Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the firm after more than five years, as the trading platform navigates a sharp decline in crypto revenue and works to lessen its dependence on digital asset market cycles.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Why Minnesota is empowering local banks to fight Wall Street for crypto revenue

A local banker told CoinDesk that in light of Wall Street’s aggressive push into the crypto industry, Minnesota's financial institutions could not afford to remain on the sidelines.

(Bernadette "Bernie" Perryman)

Markets

Mark Cuban says he sold most of his Bitcoin after failed hedge narrative 'disappointed' the billionaire

The billionaire investor said he sold most of his bitcoin after concluding the cryptocurrency failed to act as a hedge during recent geopolitical turmoil and dollar weakness.

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Tech

Ethereum’s identity crisis is deepening after high-profile 'brain drain' frustrates the community

What began earlier this week as shock over more exits of core figures has now evolved into something more existential, according to some community members.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin miners tied to AI rise as Nvidia posts big earnings beat and strong outlook

Nvidia's stronger-than-expected results and bullish AI outlook lifted crypto mining stocks tied to data center and high-performance computing demand, even as the chipmaker's shares fell due to growth concerns.

Nvidia (CoinDesk Archives)