Aoyon Ashraf

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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Finance

Bitcoin Sender Struck With $3.1M Transaction Fee, Largest in History

Antpool mined the block and the sender's wallet was set up just minutes before the transfer.

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits

The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.

KPMG Building. Credit: Shutterstock

Finance

What's Next for Ex-Binance CEO CZ? Passive Investing, DeFi

CZ said that he wants to spend more time investing in startups in the DeFi space after taking a break from working for a while.

Binance's CZ (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

After CZ Quits as Binance CEO, Richard Teng Looks Like the Heir Apparent

One-time Abu Dhabi regulator Teng was appointed to oversee Binance's regional markets outside the U.S. back in June of this year.

Richard Teng (Binance)

Policy

Binance to Pay $4.3B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Resigns as CEO and Pleads Guilty in Seattle

Richard Teng takes over as CEO of the world's largest crypto exchange.

CZ and Binance Logo (Twitter/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Wintermute Asia Processes Its First Options Block Trade Through CME Group

The market maker partnered with CME Group to meet the growing institutional investors' interest in gaining exposure to digital assets.

(Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Policy

Binance in Talks to Pay More Than $4B to End U.S. Criminal Case; CZ Could Still Face Charges: Bloomberg

A resolution could come as soon as the end of this month, Bloomberg reports.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Pyth Token Debuts Near $500M Valuation as 90,000 Wallets Receive Airdrop

The network has $1.5 billion in total value secured across 120 protocols.

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

Finance

Tether Freezes $225M Linked to Human Trafficking Syndicate Amid DOJ Investigation

The $225 million was related to the "pig butchering" scam.

Tether freezes $225 million worth of its stablecoin (Jorge Salvador/Unsplash)

Finance

Luxor Starts New Business to Make Shipping of Bitcoin Mining Rigs Faster

The bitcoin mining services firm had previously shipped over $245 million worth of equipment to more than 30 countries.

Supply Chain (Shutterstock)

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