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

Tech

IOTA Kickstarts EVM Targeting DeFi, Real World Assets

The EVM will let developers build applications with smart contracts that run on the IOTA network.

Jun 5, 2024

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $71K After Best Day for ETF Inflows Since March

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 5, 2024.

Jun 5, 2024

Markets

BNB Chain Ecosystem Heats Up as Token Hits Lifetime High Above $710

Trading volumes of ecosystem tokens more than doubled in the past 24 hours, with meme coin FLOKI leading gains among larger tokens.

Jun 5, 2024

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses $71K as BTC ETFs See $880M Inflows in Best Day Since March

This marked the best day of inflows since March and the second-highest overall since 11 bitcoin ETFs went live in January.

Jun 5, 2024

Finance

DWF Labs to Purchase $12M FLOKI From Project Treasury, Open Market

Floki is gearing up to introduce newer products in the coming months, including the Valhalla metaverse game on its mainnet.

Jun 4, 2024

Policy

Epoch Times CFO Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform

The crime proceeds were generally purchased by the scheme participants at discounted rates of up to 80 cents per dollar in exchange for an unspecified cryptocurrency.

Jun 4, 2024

Jebara Igbara was sentenced to 7 years in prison. (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Profit-Taking Around $70K Amid ‘Stubbornly Bullish’ Sentiment

On-chain data shows over 50% of Bitcoin supply remains inactive, a sign of strong long-term conviction in the asset.

Jun 4, 2024

Markets

GameStop Stock, Meme Tokens Surge as User ‘DeepFu*kingValue’ Returns to Reddit

Keith Gill posted his GameStop options positions on the r/superstonks subreddit in early Asian hours Monday.

Jun 3, 2024

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

Crypto Bettors Lay 17% Odds on Donald Trump in Jail Before Election Day

Gamblers have placed almost $900,000 in bets on the “Trump in jail before election day?” market on the predictions application Polymarket.

May 31, 2024

(Shaleah Craighead/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

As Random Celebs Like Caitlyn Jenner Embrace Solana Meme Coins, Early Hoarders Fare Best

A recent slew of tokens issued on Pump Fun by fairly well-known and local celebrities has gotten the crypto community divided on their purpose.

May 31, 2024

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