Aoyon Ashraf

Aoyon Ashraf is CoinDesk's managing editor for Breaking News. 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 University of Toronto with a degree in mining engineering. He holds ETH and BTC, as well as ALGO, ADA, SOL, OP and some other altcoins which are below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Finance

Jupiter’s Acquisition Spree, Buyback Plan Spark Solana Ecosystem Dominance Concerns

While some view it as a positive move for long-term growth, others worry it could lead to monopolistic behavior and harm innovation in the Solana ecosystem.

Jupiter (Kamran Abdullayev/Unsplash)

Finance

Worldcoin Rival Humanity Protocol's Valuation Jumps to $1.1B After Fresh Fund Raise

The protocol aims to rival OpenAI founder Sam Altman's Worldcoin project, which is built around scanning users' irises.

Humanity, identity(B_me Pixabay)

Markets

Nasdaq Files for In-Kind Redemptions for BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission had previously only allowed cash redemptions when the spot bitcoin ETFs were approved last January.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Real Estate Firm Propy Is Rolling Out Crypto-Backed Loans to Buy Houses

Bitcoin and ether holders can get loans to acquire tokenized properties — and use their crypto as collateral.

Natalia Karayaneva (Propy)

Finance

Binance Labs Gets Major Overhaul With CZ Taking Active Role in Investments

The former venture capital arm of Binance will become the family office of CZ and Binance co-founder Yi He, Bloomberg reported.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Ranger Labs Raises $1.9M, Eyes AI-Powered Crypto Trading Products

The Solana-based DEX builder is gearing up for an expansion.

ranger finance

Policy

Lummis to Lead Crypto-Vital U.S. Senate Panel With Digital Assets Industry Defenders

Led by Senator Cynthia Lummis, arguably crypto's most loyal friend in Congress, the Senate Banking Committee's new digital assets panel includes other fans.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican

Policy

WazirX Wins Approval From Singapore Court to Repay Users Following $230M Hack

The Court has allowed WazirX to convene a scheme meeting with users in a "significant step" to distributing funds lost in the attack

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

Finance

NFT Project Azuki's Animecoin Debuts at $1.2B FDV Amid Airdrop

Users reported that the claims website was down moments after launch.

Azuki release native token (Azuki)

Markets

Here Are Two Reasons Why XRP Price May Slide: Godbole

CME's denial of XRP futures contradicts the optimism seen earlier this month, as technicals point to weakening of the uptrend.

Slide. (GuentherDillingen/Pixabay)