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

TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins Made Millions for Some, Less Than $100 for Many

An analysis of wallets showed 77% of TRUMP holders earned less than $100, with over 80% of TRUMP or MELANIA holders likely to be investors who held less than $1,000 worth of Solana-based assets.

Jan 24, 2025

Trump's BTC reserve comprises of coins seized in enforcement actions. (hoekstrarogier/Pixabay)

Markets

Vitalik Buterin Calls for Added Focus on Ether as Part of the Network's Scaling Plans

Buterin called for implementing incentives for layer 2 networks to allocate a portion of their fees to ETH using mechanisms like burning fees and staking.

Jan 24, 2025

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Markets

RUNE Plunges 30% as THORChain Pauses Bitcoin, Ether Withdrawals

The pause comes amid community concerns around the settlements protocol solvency.

Jan 24, 2025

Markets

Dogecoin ETF Registered as Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E Gains Traction

Bitwise has registered for an ETF product tracking the world’s largest memecoin as the crypto subsector becomes more prominent within the market.

Jan 23, 2025

Markets

Dogecoin Sinks After Brief D.O.G.E Pump; SOL, HYPE Lead Crypto Rebound

Crypto majors showed mixed movement as bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and BNB Chain’s bnb gained under 1% in the past 24 hours, while Solana’s SOL and XRP surged as much as 7%.

Jan 22, 2025

Crypto Daybook Americas

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin, Gold Rally in Tandem on Regulatory Outlook, Muted Tariff Effects

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 22, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Tech

Ethereum Core Developer Eric Conner Departs as Vitalik Dismisses Calls for Leadership Change

Conner is joining AI-focused networks Fresya.AI.

Jan 22, 2025

(Duncan Rawlinson/Flickr Creative Commons)

Markets

Solana Validators Made Over $25M in Fees on TRUMP, MELANIA Memecoins

Of the 4.5 million daily active users on Solana, 1.5 million were unique tippers, showcasing interest in token sniping on platforms like Meteora and Orca.

Jan 22, 2025

Markets

Donald Trump's Official Token Surges 25%, Some Observers See It as Bet on His Presidency

Token prices zoomed 25% in the past 24 hours, beating gains in bitcoin and other majors to reverse losses from earlier in the week.

Jan 22, 2025

Markets

U.S. DOGE Sports Dogecoin Logo After Announcement at Trump Inauguration

The official Department of Government Efficiency website now sports a dogecoin token logo.

Jan 21, 2025