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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VivoPower Subsidiary Caret to Launch Solar-Powered Crypto Mining Business

The new business is expected to eventually be spun off via an IPO.

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Crypto Mining Stocks Extend Declines as Bitcoin, Ether Prices Fall

However, DA Davison sees mining stocks as a better buying opportunity than bitcoin itself.

Racks of bitcoin miners (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Warren Targets Bitcoin Miner Greenidge’s Environmental Footprint

The Massachusetts senator sent a letter to the bitcoin miner asking for more details about the environmental impact of its mining operation.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Miner TeraWulf Raises $200M in Debt and Equity

The miner expects to complete its merger with Ikonics and go public during the week of Dec. 13.

A bitcoin mining farm. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

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Riot Blockchain Raises 2022 Hashrate Guidance for Second Time in a Month

The bitcoin miner also said it minted 466 bitcoin in November, an increase of about 300% versus the same period last year, but only a slight jump from October.

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Hut 8 Sticks to Its ‘Hodl’ Strategy After Mining 265 Bitcoins in November

The Canadian miner now holds a total of 5,242 bitcoins in its reserve.

Mining rig. (Shutterstock)

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VanEck Files to Launch Digital Asset Mining ETF

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in digital mining firms.

VanEck

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Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Buys Electrical Equipment Provider ESS Metron for $50M

The deal will ensure the steady supply of equipment for Riot’s new mining machines.

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

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Marathon Digital Expands Compute North Hosting Deal to Over 100K Bitcoin Miners

The agreement will help Marathon’s operations become 77% carbon neutral.

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Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Offers Additional $35M in Bonds

The proceeds will be used for capital expenditures and acquisitions, among other purposes.

Greenidge Mining center