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Aoyon Ashraf

Managing Editor, Breaking News

Aoyon Ashraf is CoinDesk's Head of Americas. 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 ADA, SOL, ATOM and some other altcoins that are below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Markets

TRON's TRX Surges 5% as It Overtakes Ethereum in USDT Circulation

Bullish momentum continues as TRON achieves significant milestone in the stablecoin ecosystem while benefiting from easing global trade tensions.

May 14, 2025

TRX-USD 1-month chart shows 9.75% gain, closing at $0.2766 on May 14, 2025

Markets

XRP Prices Could Blast Higher to $3.40 as Major Bearish Pattern Fails

AI-assisted technical analysis data suggests prices could reach $2.85 in just over two weeks.

May 13, 2025

XRP could blast higher. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

VeChain’s Sunny Lu Wants to Tokenize Sustainable 'Human Behavior' Like Driving a Tesla

At Consensus Toronto, VeChain is debuting new infrastructure that combines RWAs, AI agents, and NFT staking to make crypto usable by everyone.

May 13, 2025

VeChain CEO Sunny Lu (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

From Early Michael Saylor Bet to Billions in Deals: How Jefferies Became a Crypto Powerhouse

The firm has advised on 120 transactions with over $150 billion of deal value across fintech, market structure, and exchanges since 2015.

May 13, 2025

Jefferies quietly becomes a power player in crypto investment banking. (Unsplash)

Finance

UK's First FCA-Regulated Crypto Derivatives Trading Venue GFO-X Debuts in London

The new platform executed its first trade on Tuesday between financial institutions Virtu Financial and IMC .

May 13, 2025

(Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

What to Expect at Consensus 2025

CoinDesk’s annual event kicks off this Wednesday in Toronto.

May 13, 2025

Toronto Skyline

Markets

XRP, BTC Among Major Tokens Flashing Signs of Bulls Returning to Crypto

The improving market breadth points to growing investor confidence.

May 12, 2025

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Markets

BNB Surges Nearly 5% With Strong Volume Support Suggesting Institutional Accumulation

Strong volume patterns and technical breakouts suggest BNB could target $750 as global economic tensions reshape crypto markets.

May 12, 2025

BNB-USD 24-hour price chart showing a 4.7% gain to $688.88

Markets

TRX Breaks Resistance With 3% Surge Amid Growing Stablecoin Adoption

TRON's native token shows resilience despite late-hour selling pressure as global economic factors create market uncertainty.

May 12, 2025

TRX-USD 24-hour price chart showing a 2.73% gain to $0.2702 with rising volume and steady uptrend as of May 12, 2025

Technology

Lido Proposes a Bold Governance Model to Give stETH Holders a Say in Protocol Decisions

Proposal comes as ETH surges 30% on Pectra upgrade, boosting attention on Ethereum-native protocols.

May 10, 2025

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