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 Mining Difficulty’s Record Setting Streak Shows No Signs of Stopping

The difficulty of mining bitcoin is poised to set a new all-time high this week as miners continue to deploy new mining machines to cash in on recent spike in revenue.

(James MacDonald/Getty Images)

Finance

Digital Currency Group canceló la unidad de ejecución de trading y bróker TradeBlock

El conglomerado de criptomonedas registró pérdidas por más de US$1000 millones el año pasado.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Finance

USBTC Aims to Become Bitcoin Mining Giant After Deal to Buy Celsius Assets

The miner could get as much as $75 million in management fees for the Celsius mining rigs over five years.

(Getty Images)

Finance

DCG Sunsets Trade Execution, Prime Brokerage Unit TradeBlock

The crypto conglomerate suffered a loss of more than $1 billion last year.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Finance

Nvidia's Blockbuster Outlook Reminds Bitcoin Miners to Give AI a Look

Some BTC miners might find non-mining AI applications too tantalizing to pass up.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto, TradFi Broadly Welcome IOSCO’s Proposed Norms for Digital Asset Markets

How the global securities markets regulator will implement the rules is still uncertain, industry observers say.

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Finance

TradFi Hedge Fund Hunting Hill Starts Crypto Arm

Hunting Hill Digital’s first product will be the Crypto 25 Fund, a source told CoinDesk.

New York (Florian Wehde/Unsplash)

Finance

Non-Profit Organization Energy Web Starts Sustainability Registry for Bitcoin Miners

Miners will be scored based on their use of clean energy and grid impact.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Praises Canada’s Crypto Approach as U.S. Regulatory Pressure Intensifies

Canada is doing crypto regulation by engagement – “which we love,” said Coinbase’s VP International and Business Development Nana Murugesan.

Canadian regulators are providing more clarity than their U.S. counterparts. (Chris Robert/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Startup Hourglass Starts Unique Marketplace to Trade Locked Up DeFi Assets

The company has raised $4.2 million in seed round led by Electric Capital.

(Getty Images)