Shaurya Malwa

Deputy Managing Editor, Data & Tokens

Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.

Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, SNX, RUNE, FTM, ZIL, KSM, ENJ, CKB, JOE, GHST, PERP, BTRFLY, OHM, BANANA, ROME, BURGER, SPIRIT, and ORCA.

He provides over $1,000 to liquidity pools on Compound, Curve, SushiSwap, PancakeSwap, BurgerSwap, Orca, AnySwap, SpiritSwap, Rook Protocol, Yearn Finance, Synthetix, Harvest, Redacted Cartel, OlympusDAO, Rome, Trader Joe, and SUN.

Latest from Shaurya Malwa

Markets

Traders Are Paying 2,000% to Buy CYBER as Social Network's Tokens Soar

The price of the tokens has more than doubled on some exchanges in the past week in an otherwise little-changed market.

Sep 1, 2023

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slides Under $26K, Majors SOL, XRP, DOGE Erase All Weekly Gains

Only tron (TRX) and toncoin (TON) were in the green on Friday, up over 1% each on no immediate catalysts.

Sep 1, 2023

Tech

Shibarium Crosses 600K Unique Wallets as SHIB Whale Moves $38M

Network activity has started to chug along since an earlier glitch was solved last weekend.

Sep 1, 2023

A Shiba Inu, the breed which inspired Dogecoin. (Payless)

Tech

Aerodrome Fanatics Deposit $150M to Base Blockchain on First Day

Its creators hope to emulate the apparent success of Velodrome, one of Optimism network’s most used platforms which holds over $288 million in locked value.

Aug 31, 2023

Aerodrome receives $150 million in deposits (Pixabay)

Tech

Scores of Friend.tech Users Remain Active Even as Trading Volumes Drop 95%

Falling revenues have led some market observers to say the platform has “gone dead.” But has it?

Aug 31, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps to $25.5K, With Price Now Probing August Low

A modestly softer-than-expected employment report Friday morning failed to provide a positive catalyst.

Aug 31, 2023

Markets

Grayscale Ruling Does Not Guarantee Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Traders Say

“It doesn't mean that now Grayscale will be 100% able to list a spot Bitcoin ETF, nor that this will happen in the future,” one trader said.

Aug 30, 2023

Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

EOS Network's Token Receives Trading Approval in Japan, EOS Surges Nearly 10%

Under the Payment Services Act, the JVCEA and FSA, two financial bodies, closely monitor and regulate crypto-asset providers, requiring a thorough pre-screening process for new tokens.

Aug 30, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin's Most Loyal Holders Continue Accumulation Despite Price Lull

Long-term holders continue to accumulate bitcoin, with 40% unmoved in more than three years, or an all-time high for that metric.

Aug 29, 2023

Bitcoin whales - a term for large holders of the tokens - are staying put on their long-term holdings. (Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Finance

FTX Customers Hit by 'Withdrawal' Phishing Mails After SIM Swap Attack

Woes for users of Sam Bankman-Fried's former company show no signs of stopping.

Aug 29, 2023

FTX EU will allow customers to withdraw funds that have been locked on the platform. (CraigRJD/Getty Images)