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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Policy

'Congress Needs to Act' on Crypto Regulations, CFTC Chair Behnam Tells Lawmakers

The CFTC Chair was testifying on the regulator's 2025 budget request.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Soared to an All-Time High. So Why Aren't Miners Blasting Off, Too?

One explanation: Investors are pouring money into spot ETFs while avoiding miners due to risks related to the Bitcoin halving.

16:9CROP Miners (Library of Congress)

Policy

SEC in ‘Enforcement-Only Mode’ for Crypto, Commissioner Peirce Says at ETHDenver

“What I reflect is the fact that you all are spending part of your brainpower” wondering how to avoid getting sued, she said during a panel at EthDenver.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce  at ETHDenver 2024(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Could Slide to $42K After Halving Hype Subsides, JPMorgan Says

The bitcoin production cost has historically acted as a lower boundary to the cryptocurrency’s price, the report said.

A bear looking at the trees. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon's Sales Beat Fails to Impress Wall Street

The company sold 56% of its mined bitcoin during the fourth quarter to fund operating costs.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Markets

Retail Investors Are Sleeping on Bitcoin's March Towards All-Time Highs: IntoTheBlock

Metrics that previously signaled retail froth are still at low levels, suggesting that this phase of bitcoin's rally is driven by institutional investors, IntoTheBlock analysts said.

Retail crypto traders are sleeping on bitcoin's steady march towards all-time highs (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Suddenly Plummets 7% After Hitting $64K, Triggering Over $700M Crypto Liquidations

The world's largest crypto soared to $64,000 Wednesday before quickly reversing to $59,000, CoinDesk data shows.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Finance

VanEck Starts Digital Asset Management Platform and NFT Marketplace

The platform, called SegMint, aims to streamline the sharing of access and ownership of self-custodied assets.

(Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon's Shares Outperform Peers Ahead of Possible 'Strong' Earnings Report

The miner is expected to report a "strong acceleration in Q/Q revenue growth" due to the rally in bitcoin prices, a Jefferies analyst said.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Stocks Rise as Bitcoin Plows Through $59K for First Time Since 2021

Gains among exchange-traded funds were led by BlackRock's IBIT.

Charts indicating a price surge. (Unsplash)