Shaurya Malwa

Deputy Manager 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

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Yo-Yo After Hawkish Rate Hike; Ether’s Price Is Down, Regulators May Soon Be Circling. What’s Next for Post-Merge Ethereum?

Some Merge observers see long-term environmental benefits and price increases, although others are concerned about centralization and regulatory scrutiny.

Sep 22, 2022

Tech

Push to Cut Ethereum Network Fees Opens Funds-Draining Bug in Scaling Tool Arbitrum

The vulnerability would have allowed attackers to steal all ether deposits into Arbitrum Nitro.

Sep 21, 2022

Markets

Ether Funding Rates Revert to Normal Days After Successful Merge

A popular trade drove up funding rates to lifetime highs for ether futures.

Sep 21, 2022

Funding rates on ether futures return to normal days after merge (Pixabay)

Markets

XRP, Ether Lead Recovery in Crypto Majors as Markets Prepare for Outsized Fed Hike

The U.S. central bank is expected to again hike rates by 75 basis points on Wednesday.

Sep 20, 2022

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

Markets

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon’s Legal Troubles Unlikely to Affect Broader Crypto Markets, Analysts Say

However, some traders see increased volatility for tokens related to Kwon in the coming days.

Sep 20, 2022

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

Markets

DeFi Trader Nets Over $500K by Using DEX GMX to Manipulate Avalanche Token

GMX developers capped open interest for Avalanche tokens to prevent a repeat of the strategy.

Sep 19, 2022

Zipmex is to release tokens to users' wallets in the next week after blocking customers from direct custody of their coins last month. (Jose Miguel/Pixabay)

Tech

EthereumPOW Sees 'Replay' Exploit for 200 ETHW Days After Rocky Start

The exploit took place on a contract, however, and does not affect the main Ethereum POW network itself.

Sep 19, 2022

Ethereum PoW users are reporting network issues. (Karla Hernandez/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum PoW Network Sees Complaints on Day 1 Amid Data Goof-Up

Users said they weren't able to access the blockchain's servers using the public information and attempts to link it to a crypto wallet failed.

Sep 16, 2022

Markets

ApeCoin's APE Could See Selling Pressure Ahead of Major Token Unlock

More than 25 million APE tokens will be released to launch contributors, representing nearly 8% of the circulating supply.

Sep 16, 2022

ApeCoin’s APE tokens slid early Friday ahead of a token unlock over the weekend. (Bored Ape Yacht Club, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

High Bid on NFT of Ethereum’s Final PoW Block Is Just One-Third What Creators Paid to Mint It

Vanity Blocks paid roughly 30 ether to crypto miner F2Pool to mint an NFT of Ethereum's final proof-of-work block.

Sep 15, 2022

Bids on "The Last POW Block" are half of what its creators paid to create it. (OpenSea)