Aoyon Ashraf

Aoyon Ashraf is CoinDesk's Head of Americas. 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 ADA, SOL, ATOM and some other altcoins that are below CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Markets

Tether, Galaxy, Ledn Dominate CeFi Crypto Lending as DeFi Borrowing Soars, Research Shows

Total crypto lending is still down 43% from its 2021 peak, but decentralized platforms have seen a significant growth, Galaxy reported.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP, SOL and ADA Flash Bullish Patterns as Traders Eye Recovery

XRP, Cardano (ADA), and Solana (SOL) tokens are exhibiting technical strength in a signal of potential short-term price recoveries, data indicates.

Institutions prefer bonds over BTC. (Pixabay)

Markets

XRP Surges 13.7% as Rare Bullish Cross Signals Potential Rally

XRP shows strong momentum with consistent higher lows and breakout volume suggesting further upside potential.

XRP 24-hour chart showing upward trend, price at $2.1467 with slight gain.

Finance

Visa Is Joining the Paxos, Robinhood Stablecoin Consortium: Sources

Paxos’ Global Dollar Network (USDG) also includes Kraken, Galaxy Digital, Anchorage Digital, Bullish (the owner of CoinDesk) and Nuvei.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Markets

Chart of the Week: Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' Is Flashing Possible Bitcoin Bottom

The bitcoin to VIX ratio might be signalling a potential long-term bottom for BTC price.

(PATSTOCK/Getty Images)

Markets

'A Joke Wrapped in Volatility': Fartcoin Rallies Absurd 300% Defying Global Market Carnage

One trader noted that Fartcoin's face-melting outperformance is the "perfect metaphor" for the current times when even traditional assets trade like a joke.

Balloon (Pascal Bullan/Unsplash)

Markets

Gold and Bonds' Safe Haven Allure May be Fading With Bitcoin Emergence

Bitcoin may not fit the traditional mold of a safe haven, but in a world of rising sovereign risk and broken financial norms, it may be time to redefine what 'safe' actually means.

Safety deposit boxes.

Finance

Onyxcoin Rises by 150% as Volume Explodes, Binance Announces Listing

The Binance listing did not contribute to a continuation in price action.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Finance

Donald Trump's Memecoin Faces Massive $320M Token Unlock Amid Record Low Price

The token is down by 83% since it launched in January.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)