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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Tech

How a Sitting President Became Crypto's Most Sought-After Investor

Blockchain founders like MOVE's Rushi Manche are clamoring for a spot in the president's crypto portfolio, hoping it will boost their token price.

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Coindesk News

El Salvador Dispatch: Searching for Bitcoin City, the Modern El Dorado

President Nayib Bukele vowed to build Bitcoin City on the Conchagua volcano. CoinDesk went looking for signs of construction.

The Conchagua volcano facing the Gulf of Fonseca (Esaú Fuentes González, Unsplash)

Markets

OpenSea Confirms Upcoming Token Airdrop, Expands to Crypto Trading

The new platform OS2 will combine NFT and token trading and support multiple blockchains.

OpenSea logo on phone (Unsplash)

Finance

Robinhood's Big Earnings Beat Could Bode Well for Coinbase

The popular trading platform said revenue for fourth quarter rose 115% from last year, mainly driven by crypto.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether Poised for a Rebound to $3K From Oversold Levels: Analysts

Recovery from oversold momentum indicator, the upcoming Pectra upgrade and Wednesday's CPI report are among the catalysts that could fuel an ETH rally,, a 10x Research report noted.

Tennis, ball. (anais_anais29/Pixabay)

Markets

Gold-Backed Tokens Set to Benefit as Wall Street Goes Even More Bullish After Record Rally

Major financial institutions are raising their gold price forecasts due to growing trade war fears and central bank accumulations.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Odds of Kanye West Launching Token Plummet After He Says ‘Coins Prey on Fans’

The rapper denied plans to launch his own cryptocurrency after saying he turned down a $2 million offer to do so.

Courtesy of Super 45 | Música Independiente via Flickr

Finance

Brazilian Stock Exchange B3 Reportedly Launching Bitcoin Options, ETH and SOL Futures

The move builds on its successful bitcoin futures trading and is set to strengthen Brazil’s cryptocurrency market.

Brazil flag (Shutterstock)

Markets

Why Is Ether Down Today? Market Fears and Growing Supply Help Fuel 5% Slide

Despite the bearish performance, analysts note a potential setup for a price bounce as bearish sentiment impacts ETH.

Ether bears have an upper hand following the trendline break (Shutterstock)

Finance

Decentralized AI Opportunity Is 'Bigger than Bitcoin,' Says DCG's Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert thinks deAI is a generational opportunity. DCG's betting on it.

barry silbert