Aoyon Ashraf

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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Bitcoin Miner Riot Takes $349M Goodwill Impairment Charge on Acquisitions

The company also posted an impairment charge of $99.8 million on its bitcoin holdings.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

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What Bear Market? Canada’s Largest Blockchain Conference Beamed With Bullish Energy

The main takeaway from the Blockchain Futurist Conference was that spirits are high despite the crypto winter.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

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‘Hey, Look, It’s a Monkey!’ Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Pokes Fun at Ape NFTs, Expresses Optimism About the Merge

The co-founder spoke as ETH, the network’s native coin, reached the highest levels since June as the Merge passed a test.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

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Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin

Vespene Energy’s first funding round was led by Polychain Capital.

(Noah Buscher/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Start Energizing Texas Rigs at Compute North Facility

The dramatic decline in bitcoin prices led to a $127.6 million impairment on the company's BTC holdings in the second quarter.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Core Scientific Sold More Bitcoin in July Than It Mined

The miner still holds 1,205 bitcoins and expects to continue to sell its mined coins to pay for expenses.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Riot Blockchain Mined 28% Less Bitcoin in July as Heat Wave Cut Power Supply

Lower energy consumption helped the miner generate $9.5 million in power credits.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

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Foundry Starts New Service to Reduce Supply-Chain Lag for Bitcoin Miners

The DCG subsidiary's Foundry Logistics aims to cut down on the time and costs of shipping mining computers.

El bear market afectó los precios de minería de bitcoin. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

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Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Signs 75MW Hosting Deal

Once all the ASIC servers are fully deployed, the agreement is seen generating about $50 million in annual revenue, said the company.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Gets $100M Equity Financing Despite Bear Market

The miner has the right but no obligation to sell the shares to investment bank B. Riley.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)