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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Jaime Leverton (Hut 8)
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Slide as CEO Departs Weeks After Short-Seller Report
Former CEO Jamie Leverton is succeeded by president Asher Genoot.
Jaime Leverton (Hut 8)
Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)
Apple's 'Vision Pro' Set to Get First Crypto-Focused Metaverse App From Victoria VR
The app will be released in the second quarter, and the VR token price has surged 60% in the last 24 hours.
Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)
Some crypto miners are objecting to the EIA survey. (Jacob Lund/Shutterstock)
U.S. Drilling Down on Crypto Miners' Energy Use Draws Ire From Community
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is starting a survey to track the electricity consumption of crypto miners in the U.S.
Some crypto miners are objecting to the EIA survey. (Jacob Lund/Shutterstock)
Ionic's CEO Matt Prusak (Ionic Digital)
Celsius' Bitcoin Mining Assets to Restart as New Firm Prepares to Go Public
The new company, Ionic Digital, expects to hit mining capacity of 12.7 exahash per second (EH/s).
Ionic's CEO Matt Prusak (Ionic Digital)
Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
FTX Expects to Fully Repay Customers but Won't Restart Defunct Crypto Exchange
An initial surge in the FTT token after the news turned negative, leaving FTT plummeting 15% today.
Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)
New York Community Bancorp Shares Tumble After Earnings Miss, 71% Dividend Cut
The bank took over defunct Signature Bank's non crypto-related deposits last year.
Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)
Crypto-linked stocks rise with bitcoin (BTC) as analyst says 'not the time to turn bearish' (Pixabay)
Crypto-Linked Stocks Rise With Bitcoin as Analyst Says 'Not The Time to Turn Bearish'
Miners such as Core Scientific (CORZ), Hut 8 (HUT) and TeraWulf (WULF) were among the outperformers.
Crypto-linked stocks rise with bitcoin (BTC) as analyst says 'not the time to turn bearish' (Pixabay)
Swan Bitcoin unveils BTC mining unit as parent company prepares to go public. (Swan Bitcoin)
Swan Bitcoin Unveils Mining Unit as Parent Company Prepares to Go Public
The mining business aims to reach 8 EH/s mining power and already has 4.5 EH/s operational after starting the unit in the summer of 2023.
Swan Bitcoin unveils BTC mining unit as parent company prepares to go public. (Swan Bitcoin)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Questions Meta’s Ongoing Crypto Efforts
A letter sent to the tech giant said it still has five active patents related to cryptocurrencies, despite the firm saying that it has no digital assets-related works ongoing.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Deus X CEO Tim Grant (Left), Amanda Fabiano of Fabiano Consulting (Right). (Deus X/Fabiano Consulting)
Investment Firm With $1B Assets Looks to Invest in Bitcoin Mining With Fabiano Consulting
Deus X Capital partnered with Fabiano Consulting to provide funding and strategic advice to miners.
Deus X CEO Tim Grant (Left), Amanda Fabiano of Fabiano Consulting (Right). (Deus X/Fabiano Consulting)