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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Finanzen

Crypto Miner PrimeBlock’s CEO Has Left Firm After Canceled SPAC Deal: Sources

SPAC deals have been getting axed in recent months due to adverse market conditions.

Cryptocurrency mining rigs sit on racks. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Finanzen

Blockchain Startup Aims to Open the $1T Diamond Market to More Investors

Diamond Standard believes tokenizing diamonds will make investing in the precious stones easier and more efficient.

Standardized sets of diamonds (Diamond Standard)

Technologie

Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Offer Liquid Staking Token Before Ethereum Merge

The Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH (cbETH) will have several uses, including selling and transferring staked ETH as well as using it as collateral in DeFi protocols.

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Finanzen

Bitcoin Miner Argo Cuts Year-End Hashrate View Citing Delayed Intel Mining Rigs

The company’s second-half revenue and adjusted EBITDA fell mainly due to the decline in bitcoin prices.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Politik

House Lawmakers Send Letters to 4 US Crypto Miners Asking for Details on Environmental Impact

Core Scientific, Riot Blockchain, Marathon Digital and Stronghold Digital received the letters from members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

A bitcoin mining farm (Getty Images)

Finanzen

Bitcoin Miner Riot Takes $349M Goodwill Impairment Charge on Acquisitions

The company also posted an impairment charge of $99.8 million on its bitcoin holdings.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finanzen

What Bear Market? Canada’s Largest Blockchain Conference Beamed With Bullish Energy

The main takeaway from the Blockchain Futurist Conference was that spirits are high despite the crypto winter.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finanzen

‘Hey, Look, It’s a Monkey!’ Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Pokes Fun at Ape NFTs, Expresses Optimism About the Merge

The co-founder spoke as ETH, the network’s native coin, reached the highest levels since June as the Merge passed a test.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk)

Finanzen

Compañía de energía renovable capta $4.3M para convertir un vertedero de metano en bitcoin

La primera ronda de inversión de Vespene Energy fue liderada por Polychain Capital.

(Noah Buscher/Unsplash)

Finanzen

Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin

Vespene Energy’s first funding round was led by Polychain Capital.

(Noah Buscher/Unsplash)