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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Barry Silbert, CEO y fundador de Digital Currency Group. (DCG)
Digital Currency Group canceló la unidad de ejecución de trading y bróker TradeBlock
El conglomerado de criptomonedas registró pérdidas por más de US$1000 millones el año pasado.
Barry Silbert, CEO y fundador de Digital Currency Group. (DCG)
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
DCG Sunsets Trade Execution, Prime Brokerage Unit TradeBlock
The crypto conglomerate suffered a loss of more than $1 billion last year.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
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Crypto Startup Hourglass Starts Unique Marketplace to Trade Locked Up DeFi Assets
The company has raised $4.2 million in seed round led by Electric Capital.
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CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC Securities and Exchange Commission logos (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)
Market Makers Jane Street, Jump Retreating From U.S. Crypto Trading: Bloomberg
The move comes as U.S. regulatory scrutiny of the crypto industry has intensified, Bloomberg reported.
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC Securities and Exchange Commission logos (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
DCG's CFO Steps Down as Crypto Conglomerate Repays $350M Loan
The company's revenue increased from the fourth quarter as crypto prices soar.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
CDCROP: MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Books a Much Smaller Bitcoin Impairment Charge
Amid BTC's big rally, the company's impairment loss narrowed to $18.9 million in the first quarter from $197.6 million in the fourth quarter.
CDCROP: MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Kristin Smith/Beltway Confidential: Inside the D.C. Crypto Scene, Austin Convention Center: Unlock Stage, Austin, Texas, USA - 28 Apr 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Crypto Industry Is 'Absolutely' at War Against Gensler and Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says
The war won't last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said.
Kristin Smith/Beltway Confidential: Inside the D.C. Crypto Scene, Austin Convention Center: Unlock Stage, Austin, Texas, USA - 28 Apr 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Is Crypto Banaished From the Banking System, Austin Convention Center: Mainstage, Austin, Texas, USA - 28 Apr 2023
'Operation Choke Point 2.0' Is SEC's 'Chemotherapy' for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB's CEO Says
What happened to Custodia Bank is "tragic" under the current administration's efforts to de-bank the crypto industry, BCB's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said.
Is Crypto Banaished From the Banking System, Austin Convention Center: Mainstage, Austin, Texas, USA - 28 Apr 2023
Exclusive: A New Crypto Arrow in Robinhood's Quiver, Austin Convention Center: Stage X, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
Robinhood Gives Users a New Way to Fund Their Web3 Wallets
The feature, Robinhood Connect, is already available on several decentralized apps, with more to onboard in the coming months.
Exclusive: A New Crypto Arrow in Robinhood's Quiver, Austin Convention Center: Stage X, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
Exclusive: BUIDLing on Google Cloud, Austin Convention Center: Stage X, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
Google Cloud to Help Accelerate Polygon's Growth Via New Agreement
The tech giant will be "strategic cloud provider" for Polygon protocols.
Exclusive: BUIDLing on Google Cloud, Austin Convention Center: Stage X, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023