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

Flared-Gas Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Energy Raises $350M Series C

The company is also bringing on additional credit facilities of up to $155 million.

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (right) (Crusoe)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Files to Raise Up to $500M in Equity

The proceeds will be used for capital expenditures, buying new mining equipment and other potential acquisitions.

cash, red, tape

Juridique

US Sanctions Russian Crypto Mining Host BitRiver

BitRiver and 10 subsidiaries were added to the OFAC list Wednesday in connection with their ties to the Russian economy.

A Bitriver mining farm (Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)

Finance

Hut 8 in Deal to Become 100% Self-Mining Company

The digital asset miner will buy out all hosted rigs at its Medicine Hat mining facility in Alberta.

Hut 8 plant

Finance

IDEG Asset Management, Coinbase Prime to Launch Actively Managed ETH Fund

The new fund will be part of IDEG’s TIMES thematic product suite.

A digital screen displays the price of cryptocurrency Ethereum to U.S. dollar in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, March 25, 2022. Bitcoin climbed to more than $44,000 for the first time in almost a month, breaking out of its recent narrow trading range amid a renewal of risk appetite. Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Marathon’s Thiel Says Company Not for Sale, as M&A Chatter Picks Up Among Crypto Miners

CoinDesk spoke to the CEOs of Marathon Digital and Bitfarms at last week’s Bitcoin 2022 Conference.

Rows dedicated to miners at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Crusoe Mostly Not Affected by North Dakota Oil Site Explosion

The incident wasn’t caused by Crusoe’s equipment, according to the company, and damages were minimal.

gas flaring bakken

Finance

Bitcoin 2022 Miami: Mining Gets Its Moment Under the Sun

The mining industry took up plenty of space and mindshare at Bitcoin 2022 in Miami, with one participant calling it “a real deal center.”

Rows dedicated to miners at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

Canaan Unveils Bitcoin Mining Machine, Sees Speedier ASIC Market Growth

The new model’s mining power and efficiency positions it between rival Bitmain’s S19 and S19 Pro machines.

Canaan's new Avalon 1266 model at the Bitcoin 2022 conference. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon on Track to Meet Its Hashrate Guidance, Despite Delay

The miner is hodling all its bitcoins and currently has 9,373.6 bitcoins with a fair market value of approximately $427.7 million.

Marathon Digital is on track to hit its hashrate goals. (Shutterstock)