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 Miner Core Scientific Gets $100M Equity Financing Despite Bear Market

The miner has the right but no obligation to sell the shares to investment bank B. Riley.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Mining Hosting Firm Applied Blockchain Stock Surges After 200MW Deal

A hosting deal with Marathon Digital should ease investor’s funding concerns, said a DA Davidson analyst.

A bitcoin mining farm (Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Signs Multiple Hosting Deals to Reach Its Hashrate View

The company secured about 254 megawatts worth of new hosting contracts.

Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings (Fred Thiel)

Policy

US Congressional Group ‘Disturbed’ by Crypto Mining Energy Usage

The six Democratic lawmakers found that seven large crypto miners consume enough energy to power all the households in Houston, Texas.

(David McNew/Getty Images)

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)