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

Bitcoin Mining Rig Prices Slump to Near 2-Year Lows Amid Celsius Bankruptcy

Celsius’ mining unit is said to have auctioned off some of its newly purchased mining rigs at fire-sale prices back in June, before filing for bankruptcy.

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

Finance

Celsius' Mining Unit Files for Bankruptcy Just Months After Announcing IPO Intention

Celsius Mining said in March that it intended to go public.

Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy protection (RunPhoto/Getty images)

Finance

Compass Mining CEO and CFO Resign Amid 'Setbacks and Disappointments'

The company appointed co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Paul Gosker and Chief Mining Officer Thomas Heller as interim co-presidents and CEOs.

Compass Mining sign at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius is ‘Deeply Insolvent,’ Alleges Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

The troubled lender lacks the assets and liquidity to honor its obligations to investors, DFR said.

Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO of Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital’s Montana Operations Go Offline After Storm

The miner had about 30,000 miners in the facility, representing over 75% of the company’s active fleet.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)

Finance

Luxor Launches Hosting Marketplace for Bitcoin Miners Amid Build-Out Delays

The marketplace will offer hosting clients in the U.S. and Canada, with miners able to have as little as one mining rig hosted by some providers.

Luxor Chief Product Officer Guzman Pintos, CEO Nick Hansen and VP of Business Development Alex Brammer (Luxor)

Finance

Coinbase Launches First Crypto Derivatives Product Aimed at Retail Traders

Coinbase Derivatives Exchange hopes to capitalize on a market that is $3 trillion in volume worldwide and provide hedging options for traders.

(Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Finance

Solar-Powered Bitcoin Miner Starts Operations Despite Difficult Market

Aspen Creek Digital will also host miners from Galaxy Digital at its new data center in western Colorado.

Primer centro de minado de ACDC alimentado por energía solar. (Aspen Creek Digital Corporation)

Finance

Consulting Giant KPMG Makes Its First Foray Into Metaverse

The move follows PwC Hong Kong, which bought some virtual real estate represented as a non-fungible token, in the metaverse.

KPMG-building-shutterstock_118068757

Finance

Voyager Digital Secures Loans From Alameda to Safeguard Its Assets

The loan will have $200 million cash/USDC-backed credit facility and 15,000 BTC.

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich (right) with Robert Dykes of Caspian at Consensus 2019.