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

Bitcoin Developer's Proposal to Stop 'Spam' NFTs Gets Shut Down

Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with newer datacarrying styles." In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular "inscriptions" known as "NFTs on Bitcoin."

Image of some of Luke Dashjr's proposed code changes, from pull request #28408. (GitHub, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Mysterious $1.2M Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Speculations

The wallet receiving the hefty payout is the address that mined the Bitcoin network's first-ever block reward some 15 years ago, commencing the start of the blockchain.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Une mystérieuse transaction Bitcoin de 1,2 million de dollars avec Satoshi Nakamoto suscite des spéculations

Le portefeuille qui reçoit le gros paiement est l'adresse qui a extrait la toute première récompense de bloc du réseau Bitcoin il y a environ 15 ans, marquant le début de la blockchain.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Misteriosa transação de Bitcoin de US$ 1,2 milhão para Satoshi Nakamoto gera especulações

A carteira que recebe o grande pagamento é o endereço que extraiu a primeira recompensa em bloco da rede Bitcoin há cerca de 15 anos, iniciando o início do blockchain.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

La misteriosa transazione Bitcoin da 1,2 milioni di dollari a favore di Satoshi Nakamoto scatena speculazioni

Il portafoglio che riceve il cospicuo pagamento è l'indirizzo che ha estratto il primo premio in blocco della rete Bitcoin circa 15 anni fa, dando inizio all'inizio della blockchain.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Misteriosa transacción de Bitcoin de 1,2 millones de dólares a Satoshi Nakamoto genera especulaciones

La billetera que recibe el cuantioso pago es la dirección que extrajo la primera recompensa en bloque de la red Bitcoin hace unos 15 años, iniciando el inicio de la cadena de bloques.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Mahiwagang $1.2M Bitcoin Transaksyon sa Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Espekulasyon

Ang pitaka na tumatanggap ng mabigat na payout ay ang address na nagmina ng kauna-unahang block reward ng Bitcoin network mga 15 taon na ang nakakaraan, simula sa pagsisimula ng blockchain.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit Gets Full Licensing in Singapore

Upbit said it is "poised to expand [its] range of offerings," having acquired a MPI license.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit obtient une licence complète à Singapour

Upbit a déclaré qu'il était "sur le point d'élargir [sa] gamme d'offres", après avoir acquis une licence MPI.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Exchange Upbit obtém licenciamento completo em Cingapura

A Upbit disse que está “pronta para expandir [sua] gama de ofertas”, tendo adquirido uma licença MPI.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)