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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Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Emerge From Bankruptcy, Re-List Shares This Month
The company expects to see nearly $600 million in revenue this year.
Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)
(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Could Attract a Record $3B Inflow in First Trading Day: CF Benchmarks
The fund saw about $400 million of inflows within 30 minutes of its trading debut, CF Benchmarks said.
(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)
Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Cboe Says Bitcoin ETFs to Start Trading Thursday, Though the SEC Hasn't Approved Them Yet
The exchange's website listed six bitcoin ETF applicants to start trading tomorrow.
Cboe (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Bitcoin miners will likely see a wave of M&A as halving approaches. (nikko macaspac/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Halving Is Poised to Unleash Darwinism on Miners
Strong miners might be about to eat the weak ones as the reward for mining BTC gets cut in half, experts say.
Bitcoin miners will likely see a wave of M&A as halving approaches. (nikko macaspac/Unsplash)
Sergey Nazarov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Sergey Nazarov: The Crypto Oracle
Chainlink is where digital assets meet the real world, and Nazarov is predicting TradFi and crypto will become intertwined.
Sergey Nazarov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup
The company said has it created "only non-custodial" mining pool where miners get the new bitcoin block reward directly from the network.
Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)
Tether (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Tether, Bitfinex to Drop Opposition to New York Freedom of Information Law Request
The firms said dropping the opposition doesn't mean a "wholesale release" of all documents.
Tether (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
KPMG Building (Shutterstock)
KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits
The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.
KPMG Building (Shutterstock)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Binance in Talks to Pay More Than $4B to End U.S. Criminal Case; CZ Could Still Face Charges: Bloomberg
A resolution could come as soon as the end of this month, Bloomberg reports.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Supply Chain (Shutterstock)

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Luxor Starts New Business to Make Shipping of Bitcoin Mining Rigs Faster
The bitcoin mining services firm had previously shipped over $245 million worth of equipment to more than 30 countries.
Supply Chain (Shutterstock)

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