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Aoyon Ashraf

Managing Editor, Breaking News

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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Policy

Celsius to Distribute $3B Crypto to Creditors as Firm Emerges From Bankruptcy

The distribution will be made through PayPal and Coinbase.

Feb 1, 2024

Celsius to distribute $3 billions of crypto to creditors as firm emerges from bankruptcy.

Policy

FTX Expects to Fully Repay Customers but Won't Restart Defunct Crypto Exchange

An initial surge in the FTT token after the news turned negative, leaving FTT plummeting 15% today.

Jan 31, 2024

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Finance

Global X Pulls Out of Spot Bitcoin ETF Application

The exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provider was not among the 11 spot bitcoin ETFs that received regulatory approval on January 11.

Jan 31, 2024

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Policy

UK Police Seize Nearly $1.8B of Bitcoin From Investment Fraud in China: FT

A London court heard of the seizure Tuesday as part of the trial of Jian Wen, who is accused of laundering bitcoin on behalf of her former employer, Yadi Zhang, FT reported.

Jan 31, 2024

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Finance

New York Community Bancorp Shares Tumble After Earnings Miss, 71% Dividend Cut

The bank took over defunct Signature Bank's non crypto-related deposits last year.

Jan 31, 2024

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Finance

Ripple's XRP Drops 5% After Executive Is Hacked, Sparking Rumors of Network Breach

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said the stolen funds all came from his "personal XRP accounts" in response to a report from blockchain analyst ZachXBT.

Jan 31, 2024

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Vibe Check: The Bullish Bounce Back: CoinDesk Indices' Todd Groth

Periodic observations and market musings from Todd Groth, Head of Research, CoinDesk Indices.

Jan 31, 2024

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner GRIID Shares Extend Drop After Nasdaq Listing

GRIID commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on Monday under the ticker symbol "GRDI" while continuing to trade on Cboe Canada under the same ticker.

Jan 30, 2024

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Tech

Circle to Issue Its Stablecoin USDC on Celo Network to Boost RWA Capabilities

Celo, which is in the midst of transforming into an Ethereum layer 2 network, increasingly positions itself as a blockchain for real-world assets.

Jan 30, 2024

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Markets

Invesco Cuts Bitcoin ETF Fee In a Bid to Lure Investors

The asset manager previously had one of the highest fees of 0.39% for its bitcoin ETF.

Jan 29, 2024

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