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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Finance

Ex-perfuradores de campos petrolíferos veem forças unidas no setor de energia e na mineração de Bitcoin

Se os fundadores da mineradora de Bitcoin JAI Energy estiverem certos, as duas indústrias são uma combinação ideal.

JAI Energy management (from left) Adam Sarvey with founders Ryan Leachman and Justin Ballard (JAI Energy)

Markets

Biden to Renominate Powell as Fed Chair and Appoint Brainard as Vice Chair

The president cites Powell’s stewardship of the economy during the pandemic.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday at a virtual press conference. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Buys New Machines to Take Advantage of Spot Market Prices

The purchase of 2,597 new Antminer S19 mining computers will increase CleanSpark’s hashrate by almost 20%.

Racks of bitcoin miners (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Biden and the Fed: Why Powell or Brainard Won’t Change Much for Crypto

Both candidates are seen as taking a tough stance on crypto regulation, but they’re also both seen as dovish – possibly beneficial for bitcoin’s inflation narrative.

Federal Reserve Chair Lael Brainard (C-Span, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock Plans to Go Public by Merging With 10X Capital: Report

The potential deal would value the combined entity at about $1.5 billion, Bloomberg reported.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock envisage de devenir public en fusionnant avec 10X Capital : rapport

L'accord potentiel valoriserait l'entité combinée à environ 1,5 milliard de dollars, a rapporté Bloomberg.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock планує вийти на біржу шляхом злиття з 10X Capital: звіт

Потенційна угода оцінить об’єднану компанію приблизно в 1,5 мільярда доларів, повідомляє Bloomberg.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Ang Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock ay Plano na Maging Pampubliko sa pamamagitan ng Pagsasama Sa 10X Capital: Ulat

Ang potensyal na deal ay magpapahalaga sa pinagsamang entity sa humigit-kumulang $1.5 bilyon, iniulat ng Bloomberg.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock planeja abrir o capital por meio da fusão com a 10X Capital: Relatório

O acordo potencial avaliaria a entidade combinada em cerca de US$ 1,5 bilhão, informou a Bloomberg.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner PrimeBlock prevede di quotarsi in borsa fondendosi con 10X Capital: rapporto

Il potenziale accordo valuterebbe l’entità combinata a circa 1,5 miliardi di dollari, ha riferito Bloomberg.

(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)