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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What Bear Market? Canada’s Largest Blockchain Conference Beamed With Bullish Energy

The main takeaway from the Blockchain Futurist Conference was that spirits are high despite the crypto winter.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

O que é um mercado baixista? A maior conferência Blockchain do Canadá transmitida com energia otimista

A principal conclusão da Blockchain Futurist Conference foi que o ânimo está elevado, apesar do inverno Cripto .

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

‘Hey, Look, It’s a Monkey!’ Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Pokes Fun at Ape NFTs, Expresses Optimism About the Merge

The co-founder spoke as ETH, the network’s native coin, reached the highest levels since June as the Merge passed a test.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

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Compañía de energía renovable capta $4.3M para convertir un vertedero de metano en bitcoin

La primera ronda de inversión de Vespene Energy fue liderada por Polychain Capital.

(Noah Buscher/Unsplash)

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Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin

Vespene Energy’s first funding round was led by Polychain Capital.

(Noah Buscher/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon to Start Energizing Texas Rigs at Compute North Facility

The dramatic decline in bitcoin prices led to a $127.6 million impairment on the company's BTC holdings in the second quarter.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Core Scientific Sold More Bitcoin in July Than It Mined

The miner still holds 1,205 bitcoins and expects to continue to sell its mined coins to pay for expenses.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Riot Blockchain Mined 28% Less Bitcoin in July as Heat Wave Cut Power Supply

Lower energy consumption helped the miner generate $9.5 million in power credits.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

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Foundry Starts New Service to Reduce Supply-Chain Lag for Bitcoin Miners

The DCG subsidiary's Foundry Logistics aims to cut down on the time and costs of shipping mining computers.

El bear market afectó los precios de minería de bitcoin. (Marko Ahtisaari/Flickr)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Signs 75MW Hosting Deal

Once all the ASIC servers are fully deployed, the agreement is seen generating about $50 million in annual revenue, said the company.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)