Aoyon Ashraf

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Posted by | November 9, 2023
Venture Capital Lightspeed Faction Starts $285M Fund for Blockchain Startups

Lightspeed Faction, a blockchain-focused venture capital (VC) firm, is starting a new $285 million fund that will primarily invest in early-stage projects. The VC, whose team members previously worked at...

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Posted by | October 26, 2023
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Claim That It Tanked Do Kwon’s Terraform

Billionaire Ken Griffin's trading firm, Citadel Securities, denied a claim from Terraform Labs that it was behind the collapse of the algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD (UST) in May last year. Earlier...

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Posted by | October 20, 2023
Coinbase’s Grewal Is ‘Quite Hopeful’ That Bitcoin Spot ETFs Will be Approved

Crypto exchange Coinbase's (COIN) chief legal officer Paul Grewal is "quite hopeful" that bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications will be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....

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Posted by | September 28, 2023
Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures For its Existing Bitcoin ETF

Asset manager Valkyrie started buying Ether (ETH) futures contracts, after getting approval to convert its existing bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF) to a two-for-one investment vehicle."Today, the Valkyrie Bitcoin...

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Posted by | September 28, 2023
Ripple Cancels Plan to Buy Fortress Trust

Ripple said it won't go forward with its outright acquisition of Nevada-based chartered trust company Fortress Trust."A few weeks ago, we signed a letter of intent to acquire Fortress Trust...

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Posted by | May 1, 2023
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Books a Much Smaller Bitcoin Impairment Charge

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity marketsMichael Saylor's MicroStrategy (MSTR) booked a far smaller accounting writedown tied to its bitcoin (BTC)...

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Posted by | April 28, 2023
Crypto Industry Is ‘Absolutely’ at War Against Gensler and Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity marketsAUSTIN, Texas – The crypto industry is "absolutely at war" against policy and lawmakers in...

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Posted by | April 28, 2023
Crypto Industry Is ‘Absolutely’ at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity marketsAUSTIN, Texas – The crypto industry is "absolutely at war" against policy and lawmakers in...

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Posted by | April 28, 2023
‘Operation Choke Point 2.0’ Is SEC’s ‘Chemotherapy’ for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB’s CEO Says

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity marketsAUSTIN, Texas — "Operation Choke Point 2.0," the alleged coordinated efforts by the Biden administration...

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Posted by | April 19, 2023
Crypto Wealth Manager Onramp Taps CoinDesk Indices to Create Customized Portfolios

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity...

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