Aoyon Ashraf

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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How a Startup Is Supplying a Whole City With Heat From Bitcoin Mining
North Vancouver, British Columbia, will be the world’s first city to be heated by bitcoin mining.
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Bitcoin Mining After the China Ban: US Dominance Is Set to Continue
China has “missed the ball” as geopolitical certainty and access to cheap power and infrastructure will enable the U.S. to take more bitcoin mining market share.
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Stronghold Digital Sets IPO Price at $16-$18 a Share
The Pennsylvania-based miner plans to sell about 5.9 million shares for acquisitions of mining rigs and power-generating assets.
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China FUD Over Bitcoin Mining Is ‘Now Moot,’ Luxor Report Says
Bitcoin’s hashrate is expected to climb back near its all-time highs, potentially helping mining profitability, as China’s grip on the sector subsides.
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Powerbridge to Deploy 2,600 Crypto Mining Rigs in Hong Kong
The Nasdaq-listed firm is launching its operations in Hong Kong while several other miners have recently been expanding their businesses in North America.
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JPMorgan Says Institutional Investors Are Replacing Gold With Bitcoin
The shift into bitcoin that drove late-2020 all-time highs “has started reemerging in recent weeks,” wrote analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou.
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Core Scientific to Build 300MW Blockchain Data Center in Texas
The new data center will increase Core’s total power capacity to more than 800MW.
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Crypto Miners Hoarding Bitcoins as Price Surges Above $55K
Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital and Hut 8 have all been “hodling” the bitcoin they’ve mined in September.
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An Antminer bitcoin mining machine pictured in 2018. (Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crypto Miners Marathon Digital, Hut 8 Rally as Bitcoin Tops $50K
The Bitcoin blockchain’s hashrate has increased, and so has mining difficulty, but investors are betting the largest cryptocurrency’s recent price gains might translate to pro...
An Antminer bitcoin mining machine pictured in 2018. (Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)