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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Bitcoin Mining Industry Is at a ‘Crucible Moment,’ JPMorgan Says

The bank initiates research coverage of CleanSpark (top pick), Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms and Cipher Mining.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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EU Markets Regulator Warns of DeFi’s ‘Serious Risks’

ESMA, responsible for rulemaking under the bloc’s landmark new crypto law MiCA, is worried about new forms of market manipulation when there’s no central counterparty

The EU has passed new crypto laws (Pixabay)

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Galaxy's Head of Mining Amanda Fabiano Departed to Start Consulting Company

Fabiano’s new company will work with bitcoin mining companies including Compass Mining and Giga Energy.

Galaxy's former head of mining, Amanda Fabiano (Amanda Fabiano, modified by CoinDesk))

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Bankrupt Crypto Hedge Fund 3AC's Su Zhu Apprehended in Singapore, Liquidator Says

Co-founder of the Three Arrows Capital hedge fund was seized at Changi airport, Teneo said

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

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Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures for Its Existing Bitcoin ETF

The fund's new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.

Valkyrie's bell-ringing in September included a guest from Tron. (Screenshot/Nasdaq.com)

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Ripple Cancels Plan to Buy Fortress Trust

"While this outcome is different from what was originally planned, we’ll continue to support them and hope to work together in the future," said Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Ripple ad in Washington's Union Station (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Gemini Pulled $282M Earn Users' Funds From Genesis Last Year to Protect Customers

Gemini said it elected to increase its liquidity reserves owing to the market turmoil throughout the summer of 2022, following events such as the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Credit: Shutterstock)

Политика

Judge Denies Temporary Release For Sam Bankman-Fried, Suggests He Could Face 'Very Long Sentence'

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers had requested that he be released for the duration of his trial to ensure that he is able to review material and speak with his counsel.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried exiting a federal courthouse in New York last year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Major TradFi Player VanEck Readies Ethereum Futures ETF

VanEck Ethereum Strategy ETF (EFUT) will invest in ETH futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC.

After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange Kraken to Explore Stock Trading: Bloomberg

The service could launch as soon as 2024, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Kraken Crypto App